North Korea Reloaded: Women’s Empowerment, Cyber-Warfare and Strategic Investment in Cryptocurrencies

..., this is probably not the case for most North Korean citizens, which makes the increase in cyber capabilities of the (North Korean) People’s Army and the Bureau 121 responsible for cyber-attacks and defense difficult24. The new way of considering FINTECH and cyber-warfare in North Korea could be linked to the opening in 2010 of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST)25, the first private university largely funded by evangelical Christian movements. The aim of PUST is to contribute to North Korea’s economic development by producing professionals and leaders in technical disciplines, who are fluent in English ...