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Discovery At The Hacker Hotel
- Mark checked into a Chinese hotel run by North Koreans and noticed strange behavior from staff and guests.
- He discovered the place was nicknamed the "hacker hotel," linked by intelligence to Lazarus operations.
Student Exchange Turns Into Cyber Work
- Gumhok left Pyongyang to study in Beijing and found privileged freedoms and glaring controls overseas.
- He befriended a coder who described making money by creating fake game IDs and selling in-game credits for the regime.
Why Hackers Work From Abroad
- North Korea sends skilled programmers abroad to learn internet culture and exploit systems while evading domestic restrictions.
- Operating from China provides cover, training, revenue, and complicates attribution of cyberattacks.