N. Korea stole US$41 mln won worth of cryptocurrency in 2019: NPA

N. Korea stole US$41 mln won worth of cryptocurrency in 2019: NPA

This photo, provided by the National Police Agency (NPA), shows a cryptocurrency exchange website believed to have been operated by North Korea. In announcing the outcomes of its probe on Nov. 21, 2024, the NPA's National Office of Investigation stated that North Korea's state-sponsored hacking groups, Lazarus and Andariel, were involved in the theft of 342,000 Ethereum tokens, valued at 58 billion won (US$41.5 million), from the cryptocurrency exchange Upbit in Seoul in November 2019. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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