Today Pyongyang's 6,000-strong cyberwarfare unit, known as Bureau 121, operates from several countries including Belarus, China, India, Malaysia and Russia, according to a US military report.
Nuclear-armed North Korea is advancing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, analysts say, stealing billions of dollars and presenting a clearer and more present danger than its banned weapons programmes. Pyongyang is under multiple international sanctions over its atomic bomb and ballistic missile programmes, which have seen rapid progress under North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
N Korea’s hackers advancing: analysts
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AFP, SEOUL
North Korea is advancing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, analysts said, stealing billions of dollars, and presenting a clearer and more present danger than its banned weapons programs.
Pyongyang is under multiple international sanctions over its atomic bomb and ballistic missile programs, which have seen rapid progress under North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
However, while the world’s diplomatic focus has been on its nuclear ambitions, Pyongyang has been quietly and steadily building up its cybercapabilities.