A joint U.S. advisory from State, Treasury, Homeland Security, and the FBI described the DPRK cyber threat, which the U.S. government refers to as HIDDEN COBRA, as a risk to the international financial system and global network defenders. The advisory says DPRK state-sponsored cyber actors conduct espionage, cyber-enabled theft against financial institutions and digital currency exchanges, extortion, cryptojacking, and disruptive or destructive operations. It cites sanctions pressure and UN Panel of Experts reporting to explain why North Korea increasingly uses cybercrime to generate revenue for weapons programs, including alleged large-scale theft and laundering of digital currency. The source also highlights public attribution of WannaCry 2.0 to the DPRK and directs defenders to U.S. government and UN resources for mitigation and reporting.