Report: North Korean crypto hacker died after deportation from China
- —Pae Yong-ju was born in Pyongyang in 1988 and graduated from the Madonghui military university
- —He was arrested in Inner Mongolia while trying to reach South Korea via Mongolia
- —In August 2023 he was flown to Pyongyang on Air Koryo in a body cast and wheelchair
- —TJWG says the basement of North Korea's Beijing consulate served as a secret prison
Why it matters: The report sheds light on the scale of North Korean crypto theft and the coercion of its hackers, key to assessing Lazarus Group risk.
Source: 動區 BlockTempo