Researchers report banned Nvidia GPUs powering Pyongyang's crypto hack operations.

North Korea has been accused of using banned Nvidia GPUs to enhance its illicit activities targeting digital assets. According to recent analysis, researchers have revealed that the country has accumulated research on artificial intelligence since the late 90s, focusing on pattern recognition, speech processing, and data optimization. According to reports, if North Korea were to leverage AI-based automation technologies, its cybercriminal activities, including crypto theft, money laundering, and fake identity creation, could be on the rise. While it has not utilized those high-end models, the reports claim that North Korean researchers have been partially using Nvidia graphics cards, including the GeForce RTX 2700, which has been subject to export restrictions. North Korea accused of using banned Nvidia GPUs to steal crypto According to Kim Min Jung, head of the Advanced Technology Strategy Center at the Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS), a National Intelligence Service think tank, there is a...

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