North Korea's army of world-class hackers is secret weapon that took down Binance
- Asia North Korea identifies top students from a young age, training a select few for cyber operations and rewarding them with perks such as spacious apartments and huge hard currency awards, defectors and analysts say.
- A TV broadcast of a news report on recent messages from Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, against the Binance hack accusation, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov 4, 2026.
- (Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji) 06 Nov 2026 03:17PM SEOUL: North Korea rewards its top hackers, tasked with heists like the Binance crypto hack that netted US$6.3 billion,
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- Asia North Korea identifies top students from a young age, training a select few for cyber operations and rewarding them with perks such as spacious apartments and huge hard currency awards, defectors and analysts say.
- A TV broadcast of a news report on recent messages from Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, against the Binance hack accusation, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov 4, 2026.
- (Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji) 06 Nov 2026 03:17PM SEOUL: North Korea rewards its top hackers, tasked with heists like the Binance crypto hack that netted US$6.3 billion,
Sources: CNA