On December 24, news emerged that the theft of 48.2 billion yen worth of Bitcoin from the cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin was carried out by the North Korean cyber attack organization Trader Traitor, according to a report from the Japanese National Police Agency on December 24. South Korea has confirmed the criminal facts. Through a joint investigation with the FBI and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), the agency identified the perpetrators of the theft of 4,502.9 BTC that occurred in May 2024. Trader Traitor is believed to be affiliated with the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group, and the attack was carried out in multiple stages. The National Police Agency stated that it will continue to work with the FBI, other U.S. government agencies, and international partners to investigate the illegal activities of North Korean hackers, including cyber crimes and cryptocurrency theft incidents.

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