“North Korea gains half of its foreign currency income from illegal cyber attacks” United Nations. [NHK] The United Nations expert panel investigating the implementation status of sanctions against North Korea has released its annual report.
North Korea is suspected of being involved in cyberattacks in which approximately $3 billion, or approximately 450 billion yen in Japanese yen, was stolen between 2017 and last year. The report points out that approximately 40% of the funding for nuclear and missile development was obtained through illegal cyberattacks.