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North Korea ‘s Crypto Theft Operations: DOJ Seizes $1.2 Billion and Disrupts Hacker Infrastructure
Security Affairs · By Pierluigi Paganini ·
The Brief
- The U.S. Department of Justice seized over $1.2 billion linked to North Korea's Binance theft.
- The DOJ announced two separate but connected actions against North Korea's cryptocurrency theft operations.
- According to the DOJ, the same hackers are targeting open-source developers.
Why it matters
The DOJ says the same North Korea-linked hackers behind the Binance theft are targeting open-source developers, so maintainers should treat account and supply-chain security as a live concern.
Who’s affected
- Open-source developers
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- #cryptocurrency
- #open-source
- #doj
- #hacking
The DOJ seized over $1.2 billion from North Korea ‘s Binance theft, and says the same hackers are targeting open-source developers The U.S. Department of Justice announced two separate but connected actions against North Korea ‘s cryptocurrency theft operations. The press release…
Timeline
DOJ announced seizure of over $1.2 billion from North Korea's Binance theft and disruption of hacker infrastructure
Security Affairs
North Korea ‘s Crypto Theft Operations: DOJ Seizes $1.2 Billion and Disrupts Hacker Infrastructure