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The FBI has linked North Korea-backed hackers to several crypto thefts of this year.

The affected crypto companies remain unidentified.

N. Korean hackers employ thousands of shadow workers that pose as recruiters or potential employees to infiltrate crypto firms.

OFAC sanctioned six addresses belonging to Kim Sang Man.

Since 2017, the North Korea-backed hackers stole $721 million from Japan — equating to 30% of their illicit wealth.

The accused allegedly laundered funds from exchange thefts and foreign workers.

Coin Center warns of the potential for US authorities to block, restrict, and ban entire asset classes — including cryptocurrency.

The group carries out phishing attacks, steals credentials, and relies on cloud mining.

Euler Labs warned its exploiter not to open the encrypted message under any circumstance, urging him to return the stolen funds.

Euler Labs CEO Michael Bentley tweeted on March 17 that the DeFi protocol's exploited lines of codes were previously audited.

The majority of $234 million stolen in the attack was already laundered. The recent movements involved funds that were dormant for 4.5 years.

Christopher Emms has been on the FBI's international wanted list for a number of years for his role in illegally providing cryptocurrency and blockchain services to North Korea.

The United Nations (UN) revealed in a confidential report that North Korea stole $630 million last year, according a Reuters article.

The new wallet received 463.82 WETH across five transactions and has remained dormant — without inflows or outflows for roughly an hour as of press time.

The FBI has come forward to announce that the North Korean hacking group Lazarus was responsible for last year's exploit.

Beyond plagiarizing resumes, researchers also discovered that some suspected North Koreans doctored qualifications when applying for jobs.

Elliptics says the strategies employed for the Harmony exploit are consistent with the ones used for the Ronin Bridge exploit a few months ago.

Chainalysis says North Korea’s unlaundered crypto holdings have dropped to $65 million due to the recent crypto market crash.