UN Report Says North Korea Is Using Cyber Attacks To Steal Money For Its Nuclear Program

 

CNN: North Korean hackers stole more than $300 million to pay for nuclear weapons, says confidential UN report 

New York (CNN)North Korea's army of hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars throughout much of 2020 to fund the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs in violation of international law, according to a confidential United Nations report. 

The document accused the regime of leader Kim Jong Un of conducting "operations against financial institutions and virtual currency exchange houses" to pay for weapons and keep North Korea's struggling economy afloat. 

One unnamed country that is a member of the UN claimed the hackers stole virtual assets worth $316.4 million dollars between 2019 and November 2020, according to the document. 

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