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According to specialists, nuclear-armed North Korea is progressing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, stealing billions of dollars, and representing a clearer and more immediate threat than its banned weapons programs, as South China Morning Post states.
Pyongyang is subject to a slew of international sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, both of which have made remarkable development under Kim Jong-un.
While the world’s diplomatic attention has been focused on the North’s nuclear goals, analysts warn its army of thousands of well-trained hackers is proving just as hazardous.
Oh Il-seok, a researcher at the Institute for National Security Strategy in Seoul stated that “North Korea’s nuclear and military programmes are long-term threats, but its cyber threats are immediate, realistic threats”.
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