News North Korean hackers stole $316 million in less than two years, UN report saysOne DPRK cyberattack stole an estimated $275 million to $281 million in Sept. 2020 North Korean hackers stole at least $316.4 million over the past two years, according to a new U.N. report, suggesting an increasing reliance on cyberattacks to make money for the DPRK government. According to an unpublished U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by NK Pro, the majority of the money came from a single Sept. 2020 attack that stole $281 million. The report cited a single U.N. member state. On Tuesday, cybersecurity firm Chainalysis attributed what appears to be the same attack on the Singaporean digital currency platform KuCoin to the DPRK-linked Lazarus Group, but © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |