"If your secure communications platform isn’t being used by terrorists and pedophiles, you’re probably doing it wrong." --The Grugq
"U.S. cybersecurity firm Recorded Future said in a report Sunday that network traffic for monero (XMR) mining that had originated from North Korean IP ranges had increased by "at least tenfold" since May 2019, making it the most popular digital asset to mine and surpassing the regime's mining activity for bitcoin (BTC).
The report attributes the changing preference for monero to the fact XMR mining can take place on non-specialized machines, such as conventional computers, which lowers operating costs and negates the need to import mining rigs from abroad.
Monero transactions are also anonymous, making it easier for North Korea to "evade attempts to track funds" as well as circumvent sanctions imposed on the regime by the U.S. and the U.N. Security Council, according to Recorded Future."
https://www.coindesk.com/north-korea-is-expanding-its-monero-mining-operations-says-report
"U.S. cybersecurity firm Recorded Future said in a report Sunday that network traffic for monero (XMR) mining that had originated from North Korean IP ranges had increased by "at least tenfold" since May 2019, making it the most popular digital asset to mine and surpassing the regime's mining activity for bitcoin (BTC).
The report attributes the changing preference for monero to the fact XMR mining can take place on non-specialized machines, such as conventional computers, which lowers operating costs and negates the need to import mining rigs from abroad.
Monero transactions are also anonymous, making it easier for North Korea to "evade attempts to track funds" as well as circumvent sanctions imposed on the regime by the U.S. and the U.N. Security Council, according to Recorded Future."
https://www.coindesk.com/north-korea-is-expanding-its-monero-mining-operations-says-report