Steal bitcoin for Kim Jong Un's regime
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- Bitcoin and other forms of virtual money -- known as cryptocurrencies -- appeal to North Korea as the U.S. pursues international sanctions aimed at further isolating the country, according to a new report from FireEye.
"Sanctions against North Korea are likely to fuel their cybercrime activity," said Bryce Boland, Singapore-based chief technology officer with FireEye. "Attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges can be a great vehicle to obtain what is ultimately hard currency."
North Korea's long history of hacking
- Security researchers have flagged a possible link between North Korea and the massive cyberattack that hit at least 150 countries around the world.
China is mildly annoyed...armies are SO messy...
....so it crashed the market instead..
Now Kim has a bunch of bitcoin that is worth a LOT less.