The FBI accuses North Korean hackers who stole $ 1.5 billion in Cripto

Rome – FBI accused North Korean hackers who led One of the largest short cryptocurrency publicly familiarAbout $ 1.5 billion Ethers from a company with its headquarters in Dubai.

Theft earlier this month, directed by Bibit, one of the world’s largest cryptological exchanges, represents another involving hackers that the US government has determined the trades and names tradertraiter and Lazarus Group.

Hackers steal cryptocurrenci “Through the spread of application for creptic-metering trading that are modified to involve malicious software that facilitates theft of cryptocurri,” the FBI said.

In an online announcement of public service late on Wednesday, the FBI said that he believes that hackers with north-center subords were “responsible for theft.”

“Actors TradeTrainor are abruptly and turned some of the stolen property in Bitcoin and other virtual funds spread to thousands of addresses to several blocks,” the FBI said in her announcement. “These funds are expected to be further and finally converted to FIAT currency.”

North Korean state media did not recognize the steal or accusation of the FBI. The Pionjang Mission in the United Nations in Geneva did not immediately answer the request for the ASOCIATED PRESS.

However, North Korea was estimated for $ 1.2 billion cryptocurrency And other virtual assets in the last five years, according to the Spy Agency of South Korea. It is a rare source of poorly necessary foreign currencies to support its fragile economy and fund its nuclear program in the face of the UN intensive sanctions and strict North Korea sanctions during the Coronavirus pandemic.

The UN expert panel said that 58 suspects of Kiberat in North Korea, between 2017. until 2023. year, which was about $ 3 billion stolen, “as reported, could finance development in the country.”

The Cobbit co-founder and CEO, Ben Zhou, recognized the announcement of the FBI in position on the KS-bonding of the KS page that offers $ 140 million in the rewards of the stolen crypto and frozen other exchanges.

Bibit said routine transfer to Ethers, one of the most popular cryptocurries, from the so-called “cold” or offline “manipulating” the attacker, which conveyed to an unidentified address. Frit Clockchain Analytics Carnic described the stole as “the biggest violation” in the history of blockan transactions.

Theft saw Total CRIPTO prices fall last days Like investors, they grouped the group despite the industry to reinforce from the election of US President Donald Trump. The leader of the Bitcoin industry is traded on Thursday of over $ 82,000 a coin, down from 100,000 dollars a month ago.