Every day NK reported that North Korea arrested former state cyber operators accused of hacking two state banks and laundering funds by way of crypto.
North Korean authorities have reportedly arrested a bunch of former state cyber operators and IT specialists accused of hacking two state banks and laundering stolen funds by way of cryptocurrency.
South Korean outlet Every day NK reported Thursday, citing an nameless supply in Pyongyang, that the group allegedly hacked the interior networks of North Korea’s central financial institution and the International Commerce Financial institution, changing stolen state funds into cryptocurrency earlier than laundering them by way of China-based brokers.
Cointelegraph couldn’t independently confirm the report.
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