Regarding the theft of 48.2 billion yen worth of Bitcoin from the cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin, the Japanese National Police Agency reported on December 24 that the incident was carried out by the North Korean-based cyber attack organization TraderTraitor. South Korea has confirmed the criminal facts. Through a joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), the agency identified the perpetrator of the 4,502.9 BTC theft that occurred in May 2024. TraderTraitor is believed to be affiliated with the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group, and the attack was conducted in multiple stages. (CoinDesk Japan)