Geopolitics
The Lazarus Heist: How Western Financial Imperialism Created the Cybercrime Epidemic Victimizing the Global South
North Korea's Lazarus Group has been tied to major cryptocurrency thefts worldwide, using cyberattacks to generate revenue for Pyongyang's sanctioned weapons programs, particularly targeting South Korea's Upbit exchange. This brazen digital robbery exposes how Western financial weaponization has created dangerous governance gaps that rogue states exploit while victimizing Global South economies attempting to build financial sovereignty.
