What Jim Lewis has said about Sanctions against North Korea
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 9, 2026
Jim Lewis, Former diplomat and analyst of cyber conflict, has been quoted on Sanctions against North Korea once in 1 episode of To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll, most recently on June 9, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
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Lewis argues that hacking has replaced smuggling and counterfeiting as North Korea's main moneymaker because it is safer, easier and pays as well or better.
“in some ways, hacking's taken their place because hacking, it's safer, it's easier, and it pays as well as not better”
To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll: Ep. 1: Strange Things Are Happening (Jun 9, 2026) · Listen from 29:10
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Ep. 1: Strange Things Are HappeningTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll · Jun 9, 2026 · 54 min
Nicole Perlroth and cybersecurity experts trace how North Korean operatives secured remote IT jobs at U.S. companies to fund the regime's weapons programs.