FBI Warning: North Korean Hacker Groups Lazarus and APT38 May Cash Out Stolen BTC Worth $40 Million
The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) alerted crypto firms on Tuesday, that North Korean hackers may soon attempt to cash out stolen Bitcoin worth over $40 million. The infamous hacker groups from the Democratic...
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The infamous hacker groups from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) – Lazarus and APT38 – have moved close to 1,580 Bitcoin (BTC) from several cryptocurrency heists over the past 24 hours and held in six different wallet addresses, FBI tracks....
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