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S2.11 Big Spenders

How does North Korea spend the loot it allegedly gets from hacking heists?

Investigators say money from the Lazarus Group’s hacks is flowing into Kim Jong-un’s nuclear weapons programme. International sanctions are supposed to stop North Korea from spending this money on the materials and weapons components it needs. But the regime is known to be creative and agile - and it seems they’ve found a workaround.
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  • The Lazarus Heist

    Hackers, North Korea, billions of dollars. Season 2 begins at an ATM, possibly near you