Leonard said boys having the right talents are taken to Pyongyang where they are trained in selective schools where they get access to technology which is beyond the wildest imagination of those of their age. They are made to undergo training at specialist universities or secret military college hidden in the mountains. Leonard said the candidates are prepared there “to be unleashed on their country’s enemies”. 'The hackers are also adding to North Korea's coffers' This elite army of North Korea is said to be at least 7,000 strong and it features not only computer hackers who spread chaos and confusion among Pyongyang's enemies but also add billions to their country’s coffers through theft and extortion. Leonard expressed surprise that while North Korea remains one of the poorest nations in the country where the farmers still use hands to work in fields and access to computer is still something distant, it still produces an army of proficient hackers.