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Hackers have enriched the country by $ 3 billion over the past few years.
The UN Special Commission for Monitoring Compliance with Sanctions is concerned about numerous cyber attacks from North Korea. According to an unpublished report, hackers working for Pyongyang have already managed to steal about $ 3 billion – probably to finance the nuclear program.
The report emphasizes that the DPRK continues to ignore the bans of the UN Security Council, consistently increasing its nuclear potential. Although the last known nuclear test was conducted in 2017, North Korea has not stopped developing weapons of mass destruction.
Pyongyang has also continued to test ballistic missiles, launched a satellite into orbit, and expanded its combat arsenal with a tactical nuclear submarine.
According to the UN, from 2017 to 2023, there were at least 58 cyber attacks on cryptocurrency companies – each of these incidents is being thoroughly investigated.
The full text of the commission's report will be published by the end of February or early March, according to diplomatic sources.
The document says that North Korean hackers, subordinate to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of Pyongyang, continue their activities now.
Trends include North Korea's targeting of defense companies and supply chains, as well as increasingly close cooperation and infrastructure sharing between hacker groups.
In turn, Pyongyang categorically denies the accusations of violating the sanctions regime. However, the UN claims that the country has not only stepped up its cyber activities, but also develops international trade, despite the current restrictions.
In 2023, trade volumes exceeded the figures of 2022. At the same time, a lot of imported goods, including luxury goods, the sale of which is also prohibited by Security Council resolutions, have again appeared in North Korean stores.
North Korean citizens continue to work abroad in the IT sector, restaurant business and construction, receiving illegal income. Since 2017, all countries are required to repatriate North Korean workers so that they cannot contribute to government initiatives, but violators are skillfully disguised.
The UN Special Commission for Monitoring Compliance with Sanctions is concerned about numerous cyber attacks from North Korea. According to an unpublished report, hackers working for Pyongyang have already managed to steal about $ 3 billion – probably to finance the nuclear program.
The report emphasizes that the DPRK continues to ignore the bans of the UN Security Council, consistently increasing its nuclear potential. Although the last known nuclear test was conducted in 2017, North Korea has not stopped developing weapons of mass destruction.
Pyongyang has also continued to test ballistic missiles, launched a satellite into orbit, and expanded its combat arsenal with a tactical nuclear submarine.
According to the UN, from 2017 to 2023, there were at least 58 cyber attacks on cryptocurrency companies – each of these incidents is being thoroughly investigated.
The full text of the commission's report will be published by the end of February or early March, according to diplomatic sources.
The document says that North Korean hackers, subordinate to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of Pyongyang, continue their activities now.
Trends include North Korea's targeting of defense companies and supply chains, as well as increasingly close cooperation and infrastructure sharing between hacker groups.
In turn, Pyongyang categorically denies the accusations of violating the sanctions regime. However, the UN claims that the country has not only stepped up its cyber activities, but also develops international trade, despite the current restrictions.
In 2023, trade volumes exceeded the figures of 2022. At the same time, a lot of imported goods, including luxury goods, the sale of which is also prohibited by Security Council resolutions, have again appeared in North Korean stores.
North Korean citizens continue to work abroad in the IT sector, restaurant business and construction, receiving illegal income. Since 2017, all countries are required to repatriate North Korean workers so that they cannot contribute to government initiatives, but violators are skillfully disguised.
