North Korea Uses Stolen Crypto To Fund Its Nuclear Weapons Program

In recent months, North Korea has stolen over $300 million worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies via hacking and other sorts of mass cyberattacks.

The objective is to fund the isolated state’s illegal nuclear and ballistic missile activities, according to a recent report by France24, quoting a confidential United Nations dossier.

Today, that reported is corroborated by international investigators comprised of U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials, who claim that North Korea “stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cryptoassets” to bolster its nuclear weapons arsenal.

In the past 10 days, North Korea’s ballistic missile launches have intensified. On Wednesday of last week, more than 5 million Japanese citizens were ordered to take urgent cover when the North launched