Financial News reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the strengthening of the Reconnaissance General Bureau's intelligence activities and cyber warfare capabilities. The Reconnaissance General Bureau is an organization that expanded and reorganized the former Reconnaissance Bureau, known as a representative anti-South Korea covert operations department. The U.S. government has designated the Reconnaissance General Bureau as the mastermind behind global hacking and cybercrimes, directly ordering and overseeing activities such as virtual asset theft and ransomware distribution.