Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Fatima Hussein

US sanctions bankers accused of laundering money to fund North Korea’s nukes

The US has sanctioned a group of bankers and financial institutions accused of laundering money from cybercrime schemes to help pay for North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control claimed that North Korean malware and social engineering schemes had diverted more than US$3 billion, mostly in digital assets, over the past three years.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.