The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently alerted cryptocurrency firms about blockchain activities linked to the theft of a significant amount of cryptocurrency. Within the past day, the FBI has monitored cryptocurrency pilfered by actors affiliated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. These actors, known as the TraderTraitor group, are also recognized as the Lazarus Group and APT38. The agency suspects that North Korea might try to liquidate the bitcoin, which is valued at over $40 million.
Through its investigation, the FBI determined that the TraderTraitor-affiliated entities transferred around 1,580 bitcoin from multiple cryptocurrency thefts. They are presently holding these funds in specific bitcoin addresses, some of which include:
– 3LU8wRu4ZnXP4UM8Yo6kkTiGHM9BubgyiG
– 39idqitN9tYNmq3wYanwg3MitFB5TZCjWu
– 3AAUBbKJorvNhEUFhKnep9YTwmZECxE4Nk
These DPRK…
