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How crypto hacking funds North Korea's nuclear programme
Original: How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/oct /30/how-cr
A Guardian report details how North Korea funds its isolated nuclear programme through large-scale cryptocurrency hacking. State-linked hacker groups are said to steal digital assets from exchanges and platforms, converting them into hard currency to finance weapons development despite heavy international sanctions. The report highlights Binance and other crypto firms as targets, drawing renewed attention to the security gaps in the digital asset industry.
Why now: Fresh reporting on sanctions evasion and crypto theft by North Korea has renewed debate about exchange security and illicit financing.
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