Security News > 2017 > September > Report: North Korea Seeks Bitcoins to Bypass Sanctions
2017-09-14 12:03
JP Morgan Chief Slams Bitcoin as Fit Only for Drug Dealers, Murderers, RegimesIn cryptocurrency we trust: The government of North Korea has been turning to bitcoin exchange heists and cryptocurrency mining - potentially using malware installed on other countries' systems - to evade sanctions and fund the regime, security experts say.
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