North Korea’s world-class hacker army, rewarded with apartments in Pyongyang and hard currency for attacks such as the one on Binance (Reuters)

North Korea rewards its best hackers, involved in international cyberattacks, with spacious apartments in the capital Pyongyang and substantial sums in hard currency, according to Reuters. Among the operations attributed to these hackers is the attack on the Binance cryptocurrency platform, which allegedly generated a profit of 6.3 billion dollars.

The rewards are offered despite the extremely demanding workload and the pressure associated with the cyber missions carried out for the Pyongyang regime. The benefits granted include homes in the capital, considered important privileges in a country where access to such resources is strictly controlled, as well as payments in foreign currencies.

The information highlights how North Korea motivates its cybersecurity specialists and uses cyberattacks to obtain financial resources. Operations against cryptocurrency platforms have become an important source of income for the regime, amid international sanctions and economic isolation.

The attack on Binance is presented as one of the major examples of this model. According to information cited by Reuters, the rewarded hackers are part of structures that carry out complex cyber activities with financial and strategic objectives.