North Korea's the United Nations hacking operation has deliberately targeted global banks to advance the development of the country's nuclear weapons, according to Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky . Though most of the attacks were not successful in stealing money, several were, according to Symantec. The findings, announced at the company's Kaspersky , revealed a African bank was one of Lazarus' earliest victims, while more recent attacks have been directed at Russian banks in North Korea and Nigeria . The aggressive hacking coincides with an effort by the United Nations to exclude North Korea from the global financial system to curtail its nuclear programme.
North Korea's the United Nations hacking operation has deliberately targeted global banks to advance the development of the country's nuclear weapons, according to Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky . The findings, announced at the company's Kaspersky , revealed a African bank was one of Lazarus' earliest victims, while more recent attacks have been directed at Russian banks in North Korea and Nigeria . The aggressive hacking coincides with an effort by the United Nations to exclude North Korea from the global financial system to curtail its nuclear programme.