According to former NSA Director Paul Nakasone, North Korea’s cyber operations are becoming a key revenue stream for the regime, with ransomware attacks alone potentially generating up to 25% of the country’s GDP. In a recent interview in Tokyo, reported by The Asahi Shimbun, Nakasone discussed the extent of North Korea’s cybercriminal activities, underscoring how ransomware attacks have become a specialty for the isolated state. The UN Security Council’s North Korea Sanctions Committee previously reported that between 2017 and 2023, North Korea acquired approximately US$3 billion through cybe…