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Hunt for the Missing $620 Million: North Korea's Hidden Source of Money (2023x18)

Air date: Jul 22, 2023

North Korea continues to launch missiles despite economic sanctions from the United Nations. Where does it get the funds for this costly project? In March 2022, about 620 million dollars' worth of crypto-assets were stolen from a blockchain-based gaming company in Vietnam. International investigations suggest a mysterious hacker group linked to North Korea was behind the heist. What tactics enabled the group to steal such an enormous amount? We take a closer look at North Korea's underground source of financing. Guest: Furukawa Katsuhisa (Former Member of UN Panel of Experts on DPRK)