(New York / Seoul Composite Television) North Korea's cryptocurrency amount stolen last year is estimated to be more than doubled from US $ 630 million to $ 1 billion (838.3 million to S $ 1.3 billion), which is more than doubled from 2021.
An annual report submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday (April 5th), an expert group who tracked the sanctions of Pyongyang on Wednesday (April 5th), shows that the amount of cryptocurrencies stolen by North Korea is innovative.The group believes that North Korea uses increasingly complex network technology to enter digital networks involving network finance, while stealing information with potential value, including information that is beneficial to its weapon development plan.
TheReport calls on the UN member states to adopt the guidance principles formulated by the special working group of anti -money laundering financial operations to prevent virtual assets from being used to purchase large -scale killing weapons.
The expert group also said that North Korea may export military communication equipment to Russia.It is said that North Korea has also exported arms to Russia, and the group has launched an investigation.
The United States, South Korea, and Japan issued a joint statement on Friday to support North Korea's deep concern for North Korea through stealing virtual currencies and money laundering, as well as "malicious" network activities collection information.
Although North Korea's economy is in trouble, Kim Jong -un continued to promote the weapon development plan. The number of ballistic missiles launched last year was a record. The new weapons launched in recent months aims to launch nuclear attacks on the United States, South Korea and Japan.
In the statement, the United Nations member states also urged UN member states to comply with the Security Council's resolution and repatriate North Korean workers who illegally earn cash for the Kim Jong -un regime in various countries.
A decision in 2017 requires member states to repatriate North Korean workers within two years.Before the outbreak of the coronary, it is estimated that about 50,000 North Koreans work in more than 40 countries and contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to the Kim Jong -un government each year.The Security Council expert group reports that the North Korean government generally draws up to 90%of overseas migrant wages.