North Korea
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While North Korea didn’t steal as much money last year, the number of attacks climbed
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Any team whose code has facilitated an exchange that a government finds unsavory is potentially on the chopping block
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The stolen funds are said to derive from several hacks this year, including $60 million from Alphapo and $37 million from CoinsPaid
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The US Treasury has previously sanctioned Lazarus Group, wallet addresses and two Chinese nationals
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The notorious cybercrime group used Ethereum-based Railgun to anonymize their movements, but exchanges froze some assets
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Cybersecurity researchers say this North Korean hacker crew likely won’t slow down its crypto-phishing campaign anytime soon
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Crypto companies in Japan asked to defend against hacks from North Korea’s Lazarus group
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Hackers have more recently tapped ChipMixer, a crypto mixing service founded in 2017 that has not yet been added to OFAC’s blocked list
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Blockworks sat down with arrested crypto insider Christopher Emms to discuss his ill-fated trip to North Korea
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Christopher Emms traveled to North Korea alongside Virgil Griffith for a blockchain conference in 2019, drawing ire of the US
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The pair allegedly conspired to violate sanctions by recruiting Griffith to provide crypto and blockchain services to North Korea
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Hacker collectives Lazarus Group and APT38 ar responsible for the theft, the FBI said
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Hackers stole $625 million last month from the Ronin Network, a sidechain used for play-to-earn game Axie Infinity
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Griffith, an Ethereum developer who pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to violate sanctions laws last year, will also pay a $100,000 fine
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The charge against Griffith, a former Ethereum developer, surrounds a trip to Pyongyang in 2019, where he gave a presentation on blockchain technology at a conference.
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