North Korea stole record amount of crypto in 2022: U.N. report

Security Council panel details isolated country's use of sophisticated techniques

2023-02-07NORTH KOREA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, presides over a military meeting in Pyongyang on Feb. 6. © Reuters

KAORI YOSHIDA, Nikkei staff writer

UNITED NATIONS -- North Korea stole a record amount of cryptocurrency assets in 2022, according to a draft United Nations report obtained by Nikkei, another sign of how the isolated country is circumventing international sanctions to raise funds.

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