North Korea's Fake IT Worker Scheme Takes Dangerous Turn as New Threats Emerge Every Day
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North Korea rewards its best hackers, charged with attacks such as the one on the Binance cryptocurrency platform, which made a profit of $6.3 billion, with benefits such as a spacious apartment in the capital Phenian and huge rewards in strong currency, despite the extremely demanding work program, broadcasts Reuters.
According to the report, North Korea's hacker team currently employs around 8,000 people. This number was estimated to be around 6,000 in 2024. Very little information about the team members is made public.
North Korea is building an army of elite hackers by recruiting child geniuses and turning them into cyberwarriors for multi-billion dollar heists! According to Reuters, the ... The article Kim Jong-un's army of hackers: North Korea recruits child geniuses as young as 11 for multi-billion dollar cyberattacks was published on NewsIT.
The invisible army of hackers is North Korea's secret weapon, with Kim Jong-un systematically training talents for cyberattacks and cryptocurrency theft.
North Korea’s army of world-class hackers is secret weapon that took down Binance
SYSTEMIC SELECTION North Korea set up a cyber unit in 1998 but elevated its status after Kim came to power and declared in 2013 that cyber warfare was, along with nuclear weapons and missiles, an “all-purpose sword” crucial to the country’s strike capability. Candidate selection begins in middle school as early as 11 or 12 […]
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