North Korea: Cybercrime

(asked on 20th December 2017) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of the government of North Korea to (1) hack crypto-currency exchanges, (2) steal digital money, and (3) carry out cyber robbery, and through such methods to bypass economic sanctions, rob banks, undertake military espionage, or compromise critical infrastructure.


Answered by
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 8th January 2018

It is the long-standing policy of the Government not to comment on matters relating to intelligence or national security.

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