North Korea's army of world-class hackers is secret weapon that took down Binance

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North Korea cultivates a small cohort of highly trained cyber operatives from an early age, according to defectors and analysts. The article links the country’s hacking capabilities to the takedown of Binance, describing the program as a strategic source of cyber power and hard-currency earnings.

North Korea identifies top students from a young age, training a select few for cyber operations and rewarding them with perks such as spacious apartments and huge hard currency awards, defectors and analysts say.