How North Korea’s Hacker Army Stole $3 Billion in Crypto

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🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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North Korean hackers have stolen more than $3 billion over the past 5 years. The U.S. government says a big share of that is being funneled into the country’s nuclear missile program. WSJ’s Robert McMillan discusses how these hackers have reached the top of the crypto hacking game. Further Reading: - How North Korea’s Hacker Army Stole $3 Billion in Crypto, Funding Nuclear Program Further Listening: - How Investigators Cracked a $3.4 Billion Crypto Heist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Should we do the thing where we ask you to introduce yourself and tell us how many times
0:10.8	you've been on our podcast to talk about hacking?
0:13.8	Okay, all right, sure.
0:17.5	My name is Bob McMillan.
0:18.8	I'm the Cybersecurity Reporter here in San Francisco.
0:22.9	And I've been on the journal podcast more times than I can remember talking about hacking.
0:28.7	You could have a whole playlist of Bob McMillan talking about hacking.
0:34.6	Would it be a compendium?
0:36.5	It would be of greatest hits.
0:39.1	Greatest hits, yeah.
0:41.3	And today Bob, we're going to add to your greatest hits with a story about North Koreans.
0:47.8	Oh boy, Kate, I hope I can remember all the facts about this story because there's
0:51.8	so many things they've done.
0:53.8	It's nuts.
0:57.2	Bob has covered the biggest, most outlandish hacking scams around the world.
1:01.8	He reports on the techniques and the players.
1:05.8	There are a couple of countries that are really well known for hacking.
1:09.4	The Chinese are really well known for taking personal data and intellectual property from
1:16.2	American companies.
1:18.3	The Russians are known for disinformation and for destructive attacks.
1:23.7	The North Koreans are known for stealing money.
1:28.4	That's their jam.
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