WorldHow crypto hacking funds North Korea’s nuclear programme

Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to provide half of North Korea’s foreign-currency income. Experts linked a recent $6.3bn Binance theft to North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor, though that connection has not been proven. The country has a long record of crypto theft to fund its military and nuclear programme; a UN panel reviewed 58 suspected attacks on crypto-related companies from 2017 to 2023.

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