Accessing North Korea online gambling websites from within the borders of the totalitarian dictatorship state is an offense punishable by death. But that’sn’t stopping leader Kim Jong-un’s government in Pyongyang from capitalizing off the market that is illegal.

According to Korea Institute of Liberal Democracy Director Yu Dong-yeol, North Korea is running numerous Internet gambling websites that are catering to foreign nationals. The Liberal Democracy’s mission is to market freedom in North Korea.

Speaking at a defense security conference this week in Seoul, Dong-yeol revealed that the North Koreans have made over $860 million running online gaming websites and developing and software that is selling international overseas casino companies.

‘North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau and departments relevant to IT operations run the websites,’ Dong-yeol ended up being quoted as saying.

South Korean Defense safety Command Chief Cho Hyun-chun added that North Korea now has some 6,800 hackers working to infiltrate systems that are foreign.

Hyun-chun said the cyber attacks being carried out from North Korea against its southern neighbor are ‘becoming more bold.’ The defense official st