**South Korea Takes Action: Fight North Korean Hackers! 🚀**
- South Korea is getting serious about facing its naughty northern neighbor, North Korea, which likes to steal crypto to fund its nuclear program. Wow, who would have thought that crypto could be used as missile fuel?
- On Boxing Day, South Korea announced sanctions against 15 North Korean IT workers and one organization. They are suspected of being part of General Bureau 313, which is related to weapons development.
- There is Kim-Cheol-Min, the secret fundraiser from the US and Canada, and Kim Ryu-Sung who has been charged in the US.
- These sanctions will be effective from December 30, 2024. So, if you want to make a transaction, you must have permission first!
- Hey, did you know? According to a Chainalysis report, 61% of the $2.2 billion in crypto stolen in 2024 was the work of North Korea. Comment, what do you think about this?