“North Korea has gradually become a hacking superpower, and has earned a pretty penny in the process. Agents acting on behalf of the ruling regime have stolen about $650 million through cyberattacks, according to research from Simon Choi, a consultant to South Korea’s CIA-esque National Intelligence Service. And that’s ‘just a portion’ of their overall activity, he says, speaking to Patrick Winn of Public Radio International.”
Source: North Korea’s Hackers—Many Living Abroad—Have Nabbed It $650 Million – Nextgov
