![]() ![]() Next, it charged three Chinese citizens and blacklisted the associated Litecoin addresses used in money laundering and drug smuggling. A ransomware attack was also associated with the same addresses. In 2018, it identified suspicious crypto addresses related to Iranian money launderers. The Office of Foreign Asset Control has delivered promising results when it comes to crypto and digital asset-related crime. OFAC working overtime to track down crypto criminals Individuals working with North Korean agencies in their deeds will be held accountable. is committed to secure the global monetary systems by identifying, probing, and preventing such attacks. Treasury Secretary, adds that North Korean Lazarus Group has unleashed extensive hacking attacks on the global financial institutions. The blacklisted Bitcoin addresses have been used to launder thousands of BTCs. ![]() Treasury Department’s official press release states that they are charged in two separate cases of crypto thefts involving $91 million and $9.5 million respectively from two different exchanges in April 2018. In 2018, the online security firm Group-IB claimed that North Korean Lazarus Group had stolen more than 500 million dollars from 14 different crypto exchanges North Korean Lazarus Group funds DPRK’s ambitionsĪs per reports, the two Chinese individuals have been charged under money laundering regulations and running an unlicensed money transfer business. Also, the list of blacklisted individuals involved in the attack, known as ‘Specially Designated Individuals,’ is updated with two new names Jiadong Li and Yinyin Tian. authorities have vigorously pursued the investigation into the crypto exchange hacking attack by the allegedly North Korean Lazarus Group hackers. The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) operating under the Treasury Department has banned 20 new Bitcoin addresses besides two Chinese individuals involved in the infamous 2018 crypto exchange attack by North Korean hackers. Suspicious Bitcoin addresses of North Korean Lazarus Group have been identified and blacklisted by the U.S. ![]()
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