America prosecutes a group of North Korean hackers for stealing cryptocurrency

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  • The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has dismantled several schemes by North Korean individuals impersonating American citizens to apply for remote jobs at over 100 American companies, stealing sensitive data and cryptocurrency.
  • An indictment alleges that this group used the identities of more than 80 Americans to apply for jobs at companies, including several Fortune 500 corporations, causing at least 3 million USD in damages.
  • In another case, 4 North Korean citizens were accused of stealing over 900,000 USD in cryptocurrency from two American companies and laundering money through Tornado Cash along with exchange accounts opened with fake Malaysian documents.
  • The authorities have seized 29 financial accounts and issued arrest warrants for the suspects.
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