Sili Bank Explained

Sili Bank
Foundation:September 12, 2001
Hq Location:Pyongyang, North Korea
Shenyang, China
Area Served:North Korea, China
Industry:Information technology
Parent:Workers' Party of Korea
T:實利銀行
S:实利银行
L:True Profit Bank
P:Shílì Yínháng
Also Known As:Korea 626 Shenyang Co.
T2:朝鮮626技術服務所瀋陽辦事處
S2:朝鲜626技术服务所沈阳办事处
P2:Cháoxiǎn 626 jìshù fúwù suǒ shěnyáng bànshì chù
Hangul:실리은행
Northkorea:실리은행
626기술봉사소

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

Sili Bank (Chinese: 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]

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  1. Web site: http://www.hangeulmuseum.org/sub/future/unification/info_north02.jsp. ko:북한의 국어 정보화. . hangeulmuseum.org. May 8, 2014. ko. []
  2. Web site: Cook . James . PHOTOS: Inside The Luxury Chinese Hotel Where North Korea Keeps Its Army Of Hackers . 2023-02-26 . Business Insider . en-US.
  3. News: 2015-05-29 . Bureau 121: North Korea's elite hackers and a 'tasteful' hotel in China . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-02-26.