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North Korea steals $1.5bn as it pulls off world’s biggest ever heist (www.aol.com)
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The hackers stole more cryptocurrency in one attack than all the funds stolen by North Korean cyber criminals in 2024, when the rogue state’s cyber attackers made off with around $1.3bn in digital coins, according to cryptocurrency analysts Chainalysis.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

While I understand and would agree except...

For 40+ years there was a reliable cycle. Every few years NK would crash into famine. Multiple countries would send aid. NK would immediately turn around and trade most of it to China for weapons.