North Korea has earned as much as $2 billion dollars through large-scale cyber attacks to help fund its weapons programs, a United Nations panel alleges in a new report.
The findings emerged as Pyongyang fired what are believed to be two short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday, the fourth missile launch in less than two weeks. The report, submitted to the UN North Korea sanctions committee, accuses North Korea of using hackers to conduct"forced illegal transfers of funds from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges, launder stolen proceeds and created income to avoid international sanctions.
Trump discusses North Korean missile launches on Twitter 02:00Missiles firedNorth Korea has voiced its displeasure at the current status quo through words and actions. The country fired what are believed to be two short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday morning, US and South Korean authorities said.
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