A Seoul court has sentenced three individuals to prison terms for helping North Korean cyber actors create illegal gambling websites.

The Seoul Central District Court sentenced one defendant convicted of violating the National Security Act and establishing an illegal gambling operation to four years in prison, a court spokesperson told NK News.

The defendant is also barred from serving as a corporate director, auditor or as a civil servant under the sentence.

Two others convicted in connection with the case were each sentenced to three years in prison, with one also barred for three years from serving as a