How are they training the hackers? Are they being educated abroad, or are they hiring foreign hackers? For a country living in the dark ages, how are they managing to pull this off?
There are abundant sources online.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/world/asia/north-korea-ha...
Probably, but they wouldn't need more than one or two.
E: Actually, I should just refer to this awfully specific grugq take https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/997114164131737600
It's all about removing constraints.
Nobody ever discusses this publicly, but I feel like everyone that's been around for a bit knows. Many of those names you find in old phrack zines. Frankly, every day I'm surprised none of those old names come up in new indictments.
Who's getting pardoned if Beto manages to get elected? lol.
Off topic, but it's "no holds barred". From wrestling: no holds (moves) barred (banned), i.e. anything goes.
Have a small team of highly paid well off young people with little incentive to take a "moral" stance.
Profit.
Also consider that perhaps they aren't living in the "dark ages" while right on the doorstep of one of the most technologically advanced nations on Earth? These events are happening 200km away from Seoul.