North Korea's senior leadership has been exploiting loopholes in international sanctions to obtain the U.S. technology that Pyongyang uses to conduct destructive cyber operations, according to a global cyber threat intelligence company.
Recorded Future, based in Massachusetts, found that while export bans and restrictions are somewhat effective in keeping North Korea from acquiring technology for its nuclear weapons program, sanctions fail when it comes to regulating computer products from entering into North Korea.
The report calls for a globally robust unified effort to impose comprehensive sanctions on North Korea, warning that without this Pyongyang will be able to continue its cyberwarfare operations unabated with the aid of Western technology.
The report was released days before North Korean leader Kim Jung Un and U.S. President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet in Singapore for a summit focused on ending the North's nuclear weapons program in exchange for economic incentives and security guarantees.
