US, partners brief UN on growing threat of North Korean cybercrime



News US, partners brief UN on growing threat of North Korean cybercrime Presentation comes 3 months after release of second report by Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team Shreyas Reddy January 13, 2026 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Jonathan Fritz presents the findings of the MSMT report on North Korea's illicit cyber activities at the U.N. \| Image: U.N. Web TV (Jan. 12, 2026) The U.S. and other members of a multilateral sanctions monitoring initiative briefed the U.N. on North Korea’s illicit cyber operations on Monday, three months after publishing a report on the growing threat posed by Pyongyang’s cryptocurrency theft. The 11-nation Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) reported that DPRK cybercriminals stole at least $2.8 billion from at least 40 attacks targeting cryptocurrency companies and individual customers worldwide between Jan. 2024 and Sept. 2025, the State Department said in a press release Monday. Over $1.6 billion was stolen in the first nine months of 2025 alone, according to the MSMT report, which was © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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US, partners brief UN on growing threat of North Korean cybercrime

Presentation comes 3 months after release of second report by Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team

Shreyas Reddy January 13, 2026

US, partners brief UN on growing threat of North Korean cybercrime

U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Jonathan Fritz presents the findings of the MSMT report on North Korea's illicit cyber activities at the U.N. | Image: U.N. Web TV (Jan. 12, 2026)

The U.S. and other members of a multilateral sanctions monitoring initiative briefed the U.N. on North Korea’s illicit cyber operations on Monday, three months after publishing a report on the growing threat posed by Pyongyang’s cryptocurrency theft.

The 11-nation Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) reported that DPRK cybercriminals stole at least $2.8 billion from at least 40 attacks targeting cryptocurrency companies and individual customers worldwide between Jan. 2024 and Sept. 2025, the State Department said in a press release Monday.

Over $1.6 billion was stolen in the first nine months of 2025 alone, according to the MSMT report, which was

US, partners brief UN on growing threat of North Korean cybercrime

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