North Korean hackers have stolen more than $3 billion in crypto over the last 5 years, and their heists are now funding fully half of its ballistic missile program, alarming U.S. officials. Here's how they did it.

WSJ News Exclusive | How North Korea’s Hacker Army Stole $3 Billion in Crypto, Funding Nuclear Pro...

Regime has trained cybercriminals to impersonate tech workers or employers, amid other schemes

To get hired by crypto companies, hackers have hired Western “front people”—essentially actors who sit through job interviews to obscure the fact that North Koreans are the ones actually being hired.

WSJ News Exclusive | How North Korea’s Hacker Army Stole $3 Billion in Crypto, Funding Nuclear Pro...

Regime has trained cybercriminals to impersonate tech workers or employers, amid other schemes