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Home | News & Events | Fiji IT Specialists Learn to Counter North Korean Hackers SUVA – From March 24 through April 1, 37 cybersecurity professionals from Fiji’s private financial institutions, telecom companies, the Reserve Bank of Fiji, the Financial Intelligence Unit, and government ministries attended a virtual workshop on the latest trends on North Korea’s offensive hacking techniques. According to the United Nations, North Korea repeatedly targets Fiji with cyber-attacks to gain access to currency and launder money in violation of international sanctions. The workshop examined the tactics and techniques of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) hackers who attempt to steal funds for DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction program. The training was organized by the U.S. Embassy in Suva, the U.S. State Department’s Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction, the U.S.-based international training nonprofit CRDF Global, and the Australian tech firm Internet 2.0.

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