Culture | Pirates of Pyongyang

“The Lazarus Heist” explains North Korea’s wild hacking spree

The internet lets the hermit kingdom steal money from all over the world

This photo taken on September 5, 2018 shows a general view of the Ryugyong hotel and city skyline in Pyongyang. - Nuclear-armed North Korea is advancing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, analysts say, stealing billions of dollars and presenting a clearer and more present danger than its banned weapons programmes. - TO GO WITH IT-security-NKorea-US-diplomacy,FOCUS by Sunghee Hwang (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) / TO GO WITH IT-security-NKorea-US-diplomacy,FOCUS by Sunghee Hwang (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

The Lazarus Heist. By Geoff White. Penguin Business; 304 pages; $29.95 and £20

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