Offshore Alert reporter David Marchant revealed that the United States has initiated two forfeiture complaints involving previously seized bitcoin ( BTC ) and tether ( USDT ), alleging that the funds were stolen by notorious North Korean hacking groups Lazarus Group and Advanced Persistent Threat 38 (APT38).
These cyber-hacking organizations are known for funding activities for the North Korean regime.
Marchant’s report states that the complaints stem from the theft of $879 million in cryptocurrency from five organizations based in Vietnam, the United States, Singapore, and Japan, spanning over a year from 2021 to 2022.
One complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, targets bitcoin seized from eight transactions used in a cryptocurrency bridge, while the other focuses on USDT stored in five digital wallet addresses controlled by the hackers.
These actions are part of broader efforts by US authorities to recover assets linked to North Korean cybercrime, according to Offshore Alert.
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