# How crypto hacking funds North Korea’s nuclear programme

https://mins.news/en/item/122904

- The Guardian, 2026-10-30 17:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/how-crypto-hacking-funds-isolated-north-korea-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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