Cointelegraph, citing research from independent threat intelligence platform Recorded Future, reports that North Korean hackers stole nearly half of the annual military budget by 2022, citing research by the intelligence platform Independent threat alert Recorded Future. Recorded Future reports that North Korea has stolen about $3 billion in cryptocurrency since 2017, more than half of which was stolen in the past year. North Korean threat actors are accused of stealing about $1.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2022 alone, an amount equivalent to about 5% of the North Korean economy or 45% of its military budget. this country, Recorded Future said.