[翻訳] North Korean hackers attack a South Korean exchange to fund the regime

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North Korea hackers assault South Korean exchanges to fund the regime

FireEye, a U.S.-based cybersecurity firm, recently published a report stating that investigators have deciphered details of attacks by state-backed North Korean hackers.

According to reports, North Korean hackers are likely attempting to steal Bitcoin from South Korean exchanges to fund the Kim Jong-un regime.

According to the report, given North Korea’s isolation from international markets and the recent heightened tensions with neighboring countries, such actions are not surprising.

Just this Tuesday (2017.9.12), the United Nations Security Council had just approved new sanctions on North Korea in response to its sixth and largest nuclear test. The report states the following.