control especially as the u.s. military tries to bring in additional military forces into the pacific. they would certainly be trying to disrupt ports. >> reporter: north korea has repeatedly denied taking part in any major hacks and calls the u.n. report that it earned as much as $2 billion in cyberattacks a, quote, sheer lie to justify sanctions. but analysts say there's no way kim's regime is going to stop these attacks anytime soon. it's simply a method of bringing in desperately needed cash that is too quick, easy, and effective for them to ever give up. >> brian, you've got some disturbing information on how the diplomacy between president trump and kim jong-un is not stopping these hackers from targeting the west. >> reporter: right, brianna. one analyst has been tracking north korean cyberoperations tells us at the very moment when president trump and kim jong-un were meeting at their summit in hanoi in february of this year, north korean hackers were trying to infiltrate more than 100 companies. they don't care they're doing