North Korean hackers are using increasingly sophisticated attacks to steal funds for ballistic missiles and nuclear programs, the UN Panel of Experts warned in a major report released on Friday.

In addition to breaking into banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, malware developed by North Korean hackers has been used to attack computers at a nuclear power plant in India as well as member countries of the UN Security Council and UN officials. 

“The DPRK continued illegally to acquire virtual currencies and to conduct cyber-attacks against global banks to evade financial sanctions”, the panel explained in the report.

“Designated entities such as