The outstanding clip: Behind the $6.3 billion Binance robbery: How does North Korea train world-class hackers?
In a video published on November 6, 2026, Reuters reported that North Korea established its cyber warfare unit in the late 1990s and expanded it after Kim Jong Un came to power. According to the defectors, every year North Korea selects up to 200 middle school students to study computer science. The best performers go on to elite universities, where they study subjects including advanced mathematics and cryptosystems. The program trains cyber operatives and IT workers stationed overseas. Top hackers can get housing in Pyongyang, and their units can keep up to 30% of the proceeds from their thefts.