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]