SBS 'I Want to Know' traces the identity of the North Korean agent 'Boris'.



'I want to know about it', which will be broadcast on the 2nd, with the subtitle 'Phantom that sets traps - spy in the dark', digs into the reality of the North Korean hacker army.



CEO Kim (pseudonym), who was running private businesses such as lottery distributors and cryptocurrency exchanges.

One day six years ago, he met a man online.

Although his face, age, and occupation were unknown, the man boasted of his knowledge about coin information and investment methods in the chat room.

As the relationship between the two grew closer, the man willingly handed over 600 million won, saying that he would invest in Kim's coin.

However, as he became increasingly dependent on him financially, the man made unusual requests to CEO Kim.

It involved buying hidden cameras, delivering goods, and assembling machines related to computer hacking.



Captain Park (pseudonym), who has been told that he is a gifted soldier since his days in the school corps.

He was also a promising officer in the Special Operations Command where he served.

But he had a secret he couldn't tell.

It was a debt problem that had plagued him since college.

An unknown man approached him, who was always troubled about money.

Introduced as a classified information broker, he wanted to obtain confidential military information from Captain Park in exchange for virtual currency.

It was something he should never have done as a soldier, but unable to resist the temptation, Captain Park handed the man confidential information.



CEO Kim and Captain Park were experiencing the same financial problems.

However, the two had another thing in common.

The mysterious man who approached them was one person.

This fact was revealed in April when the two were arrested and charged together.

The Ministry of National Defense's prosecution team arrested Kim and Captain Park on charges of violating the National Security Act.

It was discovered that the two men were subsumed by North Korea to steal military secrets, and it turned out that the person who entrusted them with money and ordered the mission was a North Korean agent using an SNS account called 'BORIS'.



Captain Park, who was instructed by Boris, brought a watch-type hidden camera from CEO Kim into the premises, filmed the 'Defense Network Army Homepage Login Screen' and 'Army Security Rules', etc. The corresponding operational plan was also leaked.

After the incident, Boris disappeared like a ghost.

Surprisingly, nothing is known about Boris, who approached and spyed on the two of them except for their ID.

Indeed, what is the identity of Boris, who approached the two online and even manipulated them?



Boris, who led the lives of two ordinary people to catastrophe.

The production team of 'I Want To Know' traced his ghostly identity.



There were few clues left in Korea, so it was difficult to trace.

During the coverage, the production team confirmed that CEO Park, who had also made a hacking device called 'Poison Tap' under Boris's order, had visited Cambodia before.

Heading to Siem Reap, Cambodia, the production team first checked out places that were known as places where North Koreans stayed.



In the meantime, I found an office that used to be operated like a hotel but is now empty.

When I checked, it was found that the place was empty after people who operated an illegal Chinese gambling site were deported.

An office manager recalled that among those deported were about a dozen North Korean programmers.

What were the North Korean programmers doing in Cambodia?



The crew met a former FBI agent with difficulty to obtain information about North Koreans working as programmers.

He explained that the North Koreans identified by the production crew are not just computer programmers, but rather a group of hackers that North Korea is deliberately raising.

A North Korean ghost unit that is operating secretly by setting up camouflage companies in China and Southeast Asia.

They said that they access confidential information through hacking, steal bank assets and cryptocurrencies, and earn foreign currency through cyber crimes such as operating illegal gambling sites.



Former FBI analyst Nick Carlson cited the US hacking of Sony Pictures as the most shocking incident of the North Korean hacker unit.

This incident occurred in 2014 when Sony Pictures was making a movie 'The Interview' about the assassination of Kim Jong-un, but was hacked by North Korea and the movie could not be released.

At that time, Sony Pictures suffered a huge loss as employee information was also leaked.



In addition, hacking suspected of being the work of a North Korean hacker unit is occurring all over the world.

In 2016, cash was withdrawn from ATM machines at convenience stores in Japan without permission, and $1 billion (about 1.133 trillion won) was transferred in an instant from a Bangladeshi state-owned bank.

Former FBI agent Nick Carlson pointed out that North Korea has excellent hacking skills and can threaten the world at any time if it chooses to do so.

According to the US FBI, the North Korean hackers who caused great damage are currently wanted.



We will check the level and risk of North Korean cyber attacks with cyber security experts, such as tracking down the identity of the North Korean agent 'Boris' who has leaked military secrets by recruiting an incumbent officer, and uncovering the reality of the North Korean hacker unit that is causing global damage. 'I want to know' will be broadcast on the 2nd at 11:10 pm.



Reporter Kang Seon-ae   



(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)