STRAITS · 2026-11-06 05:09 UTC

North Korea's army of world-class hackers is secret weapon that took down Binance

North Korea's state-run hacking program selects about 150 to 200 middle school students a year for computer science training, with top performers sent to elite universities and some joining the military's cyber unit. Defectors and analysts say successful hackers can receive up to 30% of heist profits in US dollars, apartments in Pyongyang, and party membership. The FBI and Binance attribute the Binance hack, reported at $6.3 billion, to North Korea, which denies responsibility; blockchain firms link it to a group called TraderTraitor.

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