Japan, the United States, and South Korea launch new “North Korea Initiative”… Strengthen cooperation on “cyber response” independent sanctions

Japan, the United States, and South Korea mentioned a "new initiative" to address cybercrime, which is a source of funding for North Korea's nuclear missile development. Continuing with cooperation regarding independent sanctions against North Korea
It appears that cooperation in sanctions against cybercrime has further strengthened. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attended a joint meeting after the Japan-U.S.-Korea Security Chiefs' Meeting held at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea on the 9th.
``In response to threats from North Korea, cybercrime, virtual currency money laundering, and in response to North Korea's imprudent space and ballistic missile tests, three new countries are taking initiatives.''
We are promoting Ativ." Takeo Akiba, director of the National Security Agency, said, ``As an urgent issue, we need cooperation between the three countries to deal with illegal cyber activities that are a source of funds for North Korea's nuclear missile development.''
We agreed to strengthen and promote the project under the power of the government." The United States and South Korea have so far focused on cutting off North Korea's overseas IT workers and funding for its nuclear missile development through hacking of virtual currencies.
It's here. As the United Nations Security Council's sanctions were dissipated due to opposition from China and Russia, and after considering ways to strengthen the effectiveness of independent sanctions in a situation where their effectiveness was being pointed out, it was decided that the most effective method would be to cut off direct funding sources.
I came to the conclusion that. Sullivan's ``new initiative'' includes Japan in the cybercrime mechanism between the United States and South Korea, and strengthens cooperation among the three countries.
” is the core of this. Furthermore, in order to increase the effectiveness of sanctions against North Korea, not only cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea, but also cooperation with the international community has been strengthened. On the 1st of this month, Japan, the United States, South Korea and Australia
specified sanctions on the same day. In the future, it is expected that Japan, the United States, and South Korea will work together to effectively respond to independent sanctions in the cyber field with the participation of many other countries.