The South Korea, United States, and Japan joint statement warns that North Korean cyber actors continue targeting blockchain organizations, exchanges, custodians, and individual virtual-asset users to steal cryptocurrency. It links groups including Lazarus to cybercrime that threatens the integrity of the international financial system and generates revenue for North Korea's WMD and ballistic-missile programs. The statement emphasizes public-private cooperation, prevention of theft, recovery of stolen assets, and disruption of DPRK illicit revenue streams.