Executive Summary
North Korea has established a new cyber warfare unit, Research Centre 227, under the General Staff Reconnaissance Bureau. The centre develops offensive hacking technology that employs artificial intelligence (AI) for cyber espionage, financial plundering, and network disruption. Starting with a staff of 90 specialists, the unit will aim at automating intelligence gathering and bolstering the cyber capabilities of North Korea.
This step is a strategic enhancement of the regime’s cyber warfare capabilities, which poses a grave security threat to financial institutions, critical infrastructure, and government agencies all over the world.
This report, based on publicly available information and previous SpecialEurasia’s investigations on Pyongyang’s domestic and foreign politics, aims to assess the establishment of North Korea’s Research Centre 227, its implications for cyber warfare, and the associated security risks.
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