Pyongyang’s Digital Gold Rush: How North Korean Hackers Fund the Regime Through Crypto Theft

Pyongyang’s digital gold rush: How North Korean hackers fund the regime through crypto theft

North Korean trade officials operating in China are illegally selling cryptocurrency to Chinese nationals, with Pyongyang earning a fortune in foreign currency as a result. According to a Daily NK source in China recently, North Korean trade officials have recently approached Chinese businesspeople to offer them cryptocurrency, selling them between 40,000 and 50,000 Chinese yuan (approximately… Source

Pyongyang’s digital gold rush: How North Korean hackers fund the regime through crypto theft - The Press United

North Korean trade officials operating in China are illegally selling cryptocurrency to Chinese nationals, with Pyongyang earning a fortune in foreign currency as a result. According to a Daily NK source in China recently, North Korean trade officials have recently approached Chinese businesspeople to offer them cryptocurrency, selling them between 40,000 and 50,000 Chinese yuan […] The post Pyongyang’s digital gold rush: How North Korean hacker…