24-1129공동보도자료_우리_정부의_대북_독자제재_지정.pdf (198 KB)

South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced independent sanctions against 15 North Korean IT workers and one related entity for foreign-currency earning activity tied to cyber operations and weapons funding. The statement says North Korea continues to generate illicit revenue through cryptocurrency theft, overseas IT contracting under false identities, hacking, and related malicious cyber activity. The designated individuals were linked to the 313 General Bureau under the Munitions Industry Department, while the listed entity, Chosun Geumjeong Economic Information Technology Exchange Company, allegedly dispatches IT workers abroad and remits funds to the regime.