UN Expert Panel: "North Korea Continues Nuclear Development... Hacks Cryptocurrency Exchanges"
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] United Nations experts have assessed that North Korea continues to develop its nuclear and missile programs and relies on cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges as a major source of revenue.
According to major foreign media on the 5th, the UN Security Council's Panel of Experts on North Korea Sanctions submitted an annual report containing these findings to the Sanctions Committee on the 4th.
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In the draft report, the Panel of Experts evaluated that "despite the absence of nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches, North Korea has continued to advance its capability to produce fissile material."
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