N.S.A. Tapped into North Korean Networks Before Sony Attack, Officials Say
> Mr. Jang said that as time went on, the North began diverting high school students with the best math skills into a handful of top universities, including a military school specializing in computer-based warfare called Mirim University, which he attended as a young army officer.<p>I realize I'm not engaging the core topic being discussed, but stories like this are why I'm surprised people like Will Scott haven't gotten in trouble. (I don't want to single him out, but he's the best example I have at hand.) For the past two years, he's gone to North Korea to volunteer teaching computer science.[1][2] At best, his students' skills will be wasted on some silly Android apps praising the supreme leader. More likely, these students will go on to make software for less-than-ethical purposes: wargame simulation, nuclear explosion modeling, missile guidance systems, or network/server subversion.<p>I'm not saying this software shouldn't exist, just that the world would be better-off if the DPRK had more difficulty writing it. And I'm surprised the State Department hasn't fined or revoked the passport of any American who has aided the DPRK in this manner.<p>1. <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8869265" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8869265</a><p>2. <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6829558" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6829558</a>