The climate between North Korea and its southern neighbors has not been the best in recent years, however, the tensions between the United States and the totalitarian government of Kim Jong-un have increased the conflict, and the cryptocurrency community has not He has escaped from this reality.
In fact, a report published during 2017 suggested that North Korea was using its computer specialists to hack into some South Korean exchange houses in order to evade the international sanctions that have been imposed on them. Although this information has not been officially confirmed and may only be a political trick, it is not an isolated or impossible reality.
The report mentions the police were South Korea confirming the incident, and the firm Fire Eye Inc also claimed to have tracked the activity of North Korean hackers, who allegedly targeted 3 foreign exchange houses in the country.
Now, in statements offered to Reuters, the National Intelligence Service of South Korea has revealed that North Korea could be behind the computer attack on the Japanese exchange house Coincheck, where at least US $ 400 million in NEM cryptocurrencies were stolen.
Although it is possible that this happened, South Korean intelligence revealed that it has no hard evidence to prove it, offering as apparent base similar actions by North Korea in the past.
Recall that the economic authority of Japan, the FSA, conducted a security inspection in Coincheck to determine if the exchange house had the necessary measures to protect users of the attack, something that generated fear in the Japanese community about possible regulations.
Also, the secretary and head of the Cabinet of Japan, Yoshihide Suga, affirmed that his government is currently in the process of collecting information regarding the capabilities of the North Korean hackers, but they have not found more information so far.
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