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North Korean hackers working for the government stole a record-breaking amount of virtual assets last year, estimated to be worth between $630 million and more than $1 billion, UN experts say in a new report. UNITED NATIONS (AP) – North Korean hackers working for the government stole record-breaking virtual assets last year, estimated to be worth between $630 million and more than $1 billion, UN experts have said in a new report. With tensions rising on the Korean Peninsula, reports say North Korea continues to violate UN sanctions, is producing weapons-grade nuclear material, and is improving its ballistic missile program. On military-related issues, the experts said they investigated the “apparent export” of military communications equipment from a North Korean company under UN sanctions to Ethiopia’s defense ministry in June 2022. And experts said they are investigating an alleged sale of weapons from a North Korean company on the UN sanctions list to Myanmar’s military through a Myanmar company.
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