North Korean Hackers and the FBI’s $10 Million Bounty: Global Bitcoin Extortion Tied to Kim Jong-un
FBI offers $10M for arrest of North Korean hacker behind major cyberattacks and ransomware schemes.
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FBI offers $10M for arrest of North Korean hacker behind major cyberattacks and ransomware schemes.
The suspected involvement of Lazarus Group in the DMM Bitcoin hack underscores ongoing cybersecurity threats posed by state-backed actors in the cryptocurrency sector.
Cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin reported on the 31st of last month that 4,502.9 BTC were illegally transferred from its official wallet, resulting in a loss valued at 48.2 billion yen (USD 311 million). In response to this incident, the seventh largest cryptocurrency theft in history, Japan's Financial Services Agency has demanded that DMM Bitcoin provide a report on the cause of the theft and its customer compensation policy.
Lazarus Group, notorious for $3 billion crypto exploits, withdrew $1.2 million Bitcoin from a coin mixer. Blockchain analysis by Arkham reveals their $79 million wallet. Recent attacks align with Lazarus's known patterns, raising concerns.
Dari Ronin hingga Atomic Wallet, peretas Korea Utara telah menyerang banyak perusahaan dan institusi crypto. Tapi apa yang ada di balik serangkaian serangan?
Dompet yang dihosting oleh Binance menerima berbagai mata uang kripto senilai lebih dari $2 juta yang kemudian dikirim ke entitas Korea Utara.
Korea Utara tampaknya menggunakan dana yang diretas untuk membiayai petualangan nuklir baru mereka.
Laporan terbaru dari Chainalysis, sebuah organisasi analisis data blockchain, menunjukkan bahwa pada tahun 2022, DeFi akan menjadi target utama dari dua aktivitas kriminal utama pencucian uang dan peretasan.
Departemen pemerintah mengisyaratkan bahwa alamat ditambahkan ke daftar dalam upaya untuk menghentikan Korea Utara menghindari sanksi yang dijatuhkan oleh Amerika Serikat dan PBB.