How can North Korean have top talented hackers? Aren’t their technology and information stuff generally outdated?

Question

I have frequently read news like “North Korean hackers” hacked into a company’s account and stole data, money, etc. In everyone’s impression though, North Korean is a country that has outdated techonology and poor economy development. Their citizens therefore should have bad education.

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Answer 1

The enemy being both incredibly weak and incredibly strong at the same time is a key component of fascist propaganda. North Korea is both a nation which is full of outdated technology which can’t even fire a rocket outside of the border but also a country filled with elite hackers which could reliably guide a warhead across the world.