The Japanese Prime Minister plans to propose strengthening measures to combat North Korea's theft of cryptocurrency at the G7 summit

ChainCatcher news, according to Kyodo News, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to propose strengthening the crackdown on malicious cyber activities such as North Korea's theft of cryptocurrency at the G7 summit to be held in Canada from June 15 to 17. This will be the first time the G7 summit discusses the issue of North Korea stealing cryptocurrency.

According to several Japanese government officials, this move aims to enhance regulation through multinational cooperation and cut off North Korea's channels for illegally obtaining cryptocurrency funds through cyberattacks, which are believed to be used for the development of weapons of mass destruction.