https://tech.newstatesman.com/security/north-korea-cyber-crime-wmd

North Korea’s far-reaching cyber campaigns have generated around $2bn for the country’s burgeoning weapons programme, according to a new report from the United Nations.

The dictatorship is one of the only countries in the world known to use cyber attacks to generate revenue, rather than gather intelligence or steal intellectual property, and has carried out a number of high profile attacks in recent years.