How DPRK IT Workers Exploit Identity Management Vulnerabilities

Illegal cyber operations – such as ransomware attacks, cryptocurrency theft and financial network exploitation – provide 40% of DPRK’s WMD revenue. Courtesy of Mykhailo Polenok/Alamy

North Korean IT workers exploit vulnerabilities to generate illicit revenues and undermine global financial integrity.

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Topics

• Proliferation Financing
• Illicit Trade, Trafficking, and Illicit Financial Flows

Regions and Country Groups

• North Korea

WRITTEN BY

Chandana Seshadri

Former Research Analyst, Counter Proliferation Financing

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