Cyber attacks

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

Rappler7 November 2026, 04:00 UTCNorth Korea

The lifestyle of a hacker or elite technology worker for North Korea is grueling. PSCORE executive director Nam Bada says, 'There is always pressure to keep earning money.'

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