The United States, Japan, and South Korea held a diplomatic working group meeting to prevent North Korea from stealing cryptocurrencies

According to News.bitcoin, the United States, Japan, and South Korea held a trilateral diplomatic working group meeting in Seoul to counter North Korea's cyber threats. The meeting was chaired by Lee Jun-il, Director of the Korean Peninsula Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Seth Bailey, Deputy Special Representative for North Korea Policy of the United States, and Kumagai Naoki, Ambassador for Cyber Policy of Japan. The focus included efforts to prevent North Korean cryptocurrency theft, disrupting IT worker networks, working with partners on North Korean cyber threats, and developing trilateral capacity building assistance. Nearly 20 government agencies from the three countries participated in the meeting, emphasizing the trilateral cooperation in preventing North Korean cybercrime. Discussions included sanctions, cooperation, private sector involvement, and interference with networks that support North Korea's illegal weapons programs.