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North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party congress in Pyongyang on Jan. 12, 2021. North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, South Korea's spy agency said Thursday. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party congress in Pyongyang on Jan. 12, 2021. North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, South Korea's spy agency said Thursday. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

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