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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken down servers and domains belonging to the BlackSuit ransomware group, which is linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group, seizing over $1 million in the operation.
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT exposed a scheme where five North Korean IT workers used over 30 fake identities to infiltrate cryptocurrency projects, with evidence including breached device data and on-chain transactions linking them to exploits.
North Korean hackers have stolen $1.6 billion through cryptocurrency scams, primarily using fake job offers to infiltrate IT systems and target crypto exchanges.
Christina Marie Chapman was sentenced to 102 months in prison for her involvement in a scheme that generated over $17 million for North Korean IT workers using stolen identities and fraudulent employment setups.
Christina Marie Chapman was sentenced to 8.5 years for aiding North Korean IT workers in infiltrating US tech jobs through a 'laptop farm' and laundering wages.
The US Treasury sanctioned a North Korean cyber actor for facilitating an illicit IT worker scheme and charged OmegaPro founders for a $650 million crypto scam.
Scammers are impersonating AI, gaming, and Web3 startups on platforms like X, Telegram, and Discord to deceive users into providing sensitive information or cryptocurrency payments.
The US Treasury announced sanctions targeting North Korea-backed IT individuals and entities involved in crypto theft and fake identity schemes, highlighting the growing threat of North Korea's cybercriminal activities in the crypto space.
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The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned individuals and entities for aiding North Korean IT workers in infiltrating crypto firms to generate revenue for the country's weapons programs.