North Korean hackers stole more than $1.7 billion in virtual currency last year... ``three times more'' than the previous year

The amount of virtual currency stolen by North Korea last year was found to exceed $1.7 billion (approximately 254.4 billion yen). The United Nations Security Council's Sanctions Committee on North Korea released a statement on the 27th (local time).
This was clarified in the expert panel report. According to the report, the amount of virtual currency stolen last year by hackers from North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau has tripled from the previous year.
. The expert panel analyzed that ``North Korea has placed a top priority on stealing virtual currency in order to raise funds for the development of weapons of mass destruction.''
The expert panel concluded that North Korea is using increasingly sophisticated cyber techniques to steal funds and information.
"It targets companies in fields such as virtual currency, national defense, energy, and health." North Korea raises funds for nuclear development by sending workers overseas as well as hacking virtual currency
It appears that he is earning . However, in order to hide the fact that North Korea is dispatching workers, it has been confirmed that when it sends construction workers to Russia, they enter the country on student visas.
The United Nations Security Council banned the sending of North Korean workers overseas at the end of 2019 to cut off North Korea's ability to earn foreign currency. However, North Korea still relies on China and Laos for IT workers.
Funds have been obtained through sanctions violations, such as by dispatching people.