CNA · 2026-11-06 07:19 UTC

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

North Korea reportedly selects about 150 to 200 middle school students a year for computer science training, with top performers sent to elite universities and a few entering the military's cyber unit as hackers. The FBI and Binance attribute the $6.3 billion Binance hack to North Korea, which denies it; blockchain investigators tie it to a group called TraderTraitor. Successful hackers reportedly receive perks including spacious apartments in Pyongyang and hard currency awards, with exploits earning the military unit up to 30 per cent of heist profits.

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