That Asian meal you eat on holidays could launder money for North Korea

The United Nations Panel of Experts' annual report details extensive DPRK sanctions-evasion operations — including restaurants used to launder roughly $700M annually and coordinated cyber-enabled thefts targeting cryptocurrency firms — reporting 58 suspected crypto-related attacks from 2017–2023 valued at about $3 billion (with $750M attributed to 2023). The Panel urges stronger cyber hygiene (MFA, zero-trust), AML/KYC across crypto platforms, and improved international threat information sharing to disrupt these nation-state funded illicit finance activities.