FBI: Once in Action North Korean Hackers Stole More Than 600 Million American Dollars in Cryptocurrencies – TribunNews.com
TRIBUNNEWS.COM – The United States has linked North Korean hackers with last months multi-million dollar cryptocurrency theft, which focuses on the players of the popular game Axie Infinity.
Reported by CNN, the FBI on Thursday (14/4/2022) indicted Korean hackers North for stealing more than 600 million US dollars in currency crypto.
Through investigation, we confirmed Lazarus Group and APT38, Cyber actors linked to DPRK, responsible for theft 620 million US dollars in Ethereum, reported on March 29, 2022 yesterday, the FBI said in a statement.
DPRK is an abbreviation of North Koreas official name, the Peoples Republic Democratic Korea, and Ethereum are related technology platforms with cryptocurrencies.
MILLION US DOLLARS
Illustration of crypto investment. (MARCA) The FBI refers to the recent hack of a computer network that used by Axie Infinity, a video game that allows players earn cryptocurrencies.
Sky Mavis, the company that created Axie Infinity, announced on March 29 that unknown hackers stole about $600 million — worth at the time the hack was discovered — on March 23 from bridges, or networks that allow users to send cryptocurrency from one blockchain to another.
US SANCTIONS
United States (US) Treasury Department on Thursday (14/4/2022) sanction the Lazarus Group, a large group of hackers who believed to be working on behalf of the North Korean government.
Ministry of Finance approved cryptocurrency wallet or address certain, which was used to cash in on the Axie Infinity hack.
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