China seems more than willing to let North Korea hackers run loose.
China has emerged in recent decades as a critical enabler of North Korea’s cyber operations. One indicted North Korean hacker, Park Jin Hyok, reportedly worked for a few years in Dalian. Credit: FBI
When Lazarus, the notorious North Korean hacker group, needs help, it knows where to turn. Whether it wants to find a place to station hackers, hire money launderers to funnel stolen money from cyber attacks, or even link up to the internet within North Korea, the cybercriminal group looks to its trusty accomplice: China.
Lazarus is not alone. China has emerged in recent decades as a critical enabler of North Korea’s cyber operations, which include hacks of Japan’s Sony Entertainment in 2
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