Japan, the US, and South Korea share information on ``North Korean virtual currency theft'' and other issues... Strengthen ``cybersecurity cooperation''

The South Korean presidential office announced on the 19th, ``Today, the National Security Office decided to hold a high-level online meeting between South Korea, the United States, and Japan to strengthen and expand cybersecurity cooperation.'' child
These talks were held after a recent meeting of the security chiefs of the three countries confirmed the importance of follow-on measures to the US Camp David summit agreement.
At the meeting that day, the three countries discussed North Korea's nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, including North Korea's theft of virtual currency and funding for IT personnel.
shared information about cyber activities that are exploited as a major source of funding for WMD development. The South Korean presidential office said, ``We will cooperate closely to prevent such North Korean cyber activities in the future.''
We agreed.'' Representatives from the three countries also discussed ways to further expand Japan-U.S.-Korea cybersecurity cooperation.
This meeting was attended by Ahn Seong-hwan, Second Deputy Director of the National Security Office from South Korea, and Ahn Newba from the United States.
In attendance were Keiichi Ichikawa, Deputy National Security Advisor (Cyber and Advanced Technology), and Keiichi Ichikawa, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Deputy Director-General of the National Security Agency) from Japan.