Sili Bank

Sili Bank, also known as Korea 626 Shenyang Co., is a North Korean financial company that provides email services in North Korea through its silibank.net.kp domain.

Sili Bank
IndustryInformation technology
FoundedSeptember 12, 2001
HeadquartersPyongyang, North Korea
Shenyang, China
Area served
North Korea, China
ParentWorkers' Party of Korea
Websitesilibank.com (archived)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese實利銀行
Simplified Chinese实利银行
Literal meaningTrue Profit Bank
Korea 626 Shenyang Co.
Traditional Chinese朝鮮626技術服務所瀋陽辦事處
Simplified Chinese朝鲜626技术服务所沈阳办事处
Korean name
Hangul실리은행

Sili Bank (sili meaning "true profit" in both Chinese and Korean) was established on September 12, 2001.[1] Through its operation centre in Chilbosan Hotel in Shenyang, China, it offered a limited email relay service to and from North Korea, where Internet access was and is scarce. It initially charged a fee per every email sent.

The Chilbosan Hotel has also served as a centre of North Korean computer hacking and cyber-warfare operations.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. 북한의 국어 정보화. hangeulmuseum.org (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-05-08.[ ]
  2. Cook, James. "PHOTOS: Inside The Luxury Chinese Hotel Where North Korea Keeps Its Army Of Hackers". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  3. "Bureau 121: North Korea's elite hackers and a 'tasteful' hotel in China". BBC News. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2023-02-26.

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