South Korea has sanctioned 15 North Korean IT workers and a company for allegedly helping finance Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program through illicit remote work schemes. The new measures, which take effect on Dec. 30, target individuals affiliated with “regime-controlled entities” such as the DPRK Munitions Industry Department who secured lucrative contracts with foreign companies under […]

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Seoul sanctions North Korean IT workers for raising illicit funds for nukes

The 15 men targeted by sanctions are all linked to General Office 313 of the North Korean Munitions Industry Department, which is already subject to UN sanctions, according to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry indicated, in a statement, that it believes that North Koreans operate abroad, carrying out illegal cyber activities, such as the theft of cryptocurrency, to capture foreign currency to finance the Kim Jong-un regi…

Os 15 homens alvos de sanções estão todos ligados ao Gabinete Geral 313 do Departamento da Indústria de Munições da Coreia do Norte, já está sujeito a sanções da ONU, de acordo com o Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros sul-coreano.   O Ministério indicou, em comunicado, acreditar que os norte-coreanos operam no estrangeiro, realizando atividades cibernéticas ilegais, como o roubo de criptomoedas, para capturar moeda estrangeira para financiar o…

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Seoul sanctions company and 15 North Korean hackers

South Korea said Thursday it will impose independent sanctions on 15 North Korean IT workers and one entity over their roles in the illicit cyber activities to fund the country's nuclear and missile development.

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S. Korea sanctions 15 N. Korean IT workers, 1 entity over illicit funding for nuclear, missile programs

The sanctioned agents were allegedly generating funds for North Korea’s nuclear weapons development program.

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South Korea sanctions 15 North Koreans for crypto heists and cyber theft

The South Korean government has announced Thursday that it will impose sanctions on 15 North Korean computer workers and one entity for their role in "illegal cyber activities" aimed at obtaining funds for Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistics program.

El Gobierno de Corea del Sur ha anunciado este jueves que impondrá sanciones contra 15 trabajadores informáticos de Corea del Norte y una entidad por su papel en "actividades cibernéticas ilícitas" destinadas a obtener fondos para el programa nuclear y balístico de Pyongyang.

Corea del Sur sanciona a 15 informáticos y una entidad por financiar el programa nuclear de Corea del Norte

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South Korea sanctions 15 computers and one entity for funding North Korea’s nuclear program

South Korea announced sanctions on 15 North Korean IT workers and one entity accused of funding North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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S. Korea sanctions N. Korean hackers over illicit funding

The sanctioned agents were allegedly generating funds for North Korea’s nuclear weapon development program in Pyongyang.

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South Korea has imposed sanctions on North Korean crypto hackers and IT workers to prevent the country from funding its weapon programs through cybercrime.   South Korea’s sanctions South Korea imposed sanctions on North Korea due to crypto hackers and IT workers. These sanctions are to stop North Korea from using illegal online activities to fund its nuclear weapons and missiles. South Korea and its allies are intensifying their efforts to prev…

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Governments around the world have escalated efforts to hold hackers accountable for cryptocurrency thefts, with North Korea at the center of attention .

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