US authorities go after 280 crypto accounts allegedly tied to North Korea

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US authorities go after 280 crypto accounts allegedly tied to North Korea

"The Justice Division as we speak filed a civil forfeiture criticism detailing two hacks of digital forex exchanges by North Korean actors," mentio



“The Justice Division as we speak filed a civil forfeiture criticism detailing two hacks of digital forex exchanges by North Korean actors,” mentioned an Aug. 27 assertion from the U.S. Division of Justice, or DoJ. “These actors stole thousands and thousands of {dollars}’ price of cryptocurrency and in the end laundered the funds by means of Chinese language over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency merchants.”

The hackers allegedly utilized 280 completely different digital asset accounts, the assertion detailed. The ordeal seems to be linked with beforehand reported thievery which occured earlier in 2020. 

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