Fifth US/South Korean Working Group Meeting On North Korean Cyber Threats
US/South Korea Pursuing Wide Range Of Actions To Prevent And Disrupt North Korea’s Cryptocurrency Heists And Other Cyber-Enabled Revenue Generation.
US State Department: On November 6 and 7, the United States hosted the Fifth U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Working Group to counter cyber threats posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Led by Deputy Special Representative for the DPRK Dr. Jung Pak and ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for North Korean Nuclear Affairs Lee Jun-il, the meeting underscored the close collaboration between the U.S. and ROK governments to disrupt the DPRK’s ability to generate revenue through malicious cyber activity, crypto thefts, and IT workers, which it uses to fund its unlawful WMD and ballistic missile programs.