FBI identifies six Bitcoin addresses controlled by North Korean hackers
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified six Bitcoin (BTC) wallets with over 1,500 BTC that’s reportedly connected to the Lazarus Group, a hacking group allegedly sponsored by the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK). Lazarus Group, the agency said, moved about 1,580 BTC, worth nearly $41 million, from several crypto heists to six Bitcoin wallet addresses . They also added that the group may look to liquidate and asked crypto exchanges to be vigilant and not processes requests from the six addresses . You might also like: Lazarus group turns to Garantex to launder stolen assets “Private sector entities should examine the blockchain data associated with these addresses and be vigilant in guarding against transactions directly with, or derived from, the addresses .” Statement from the FBI press release The six addresses holding the stolen BTC are: 3LU8wRu4ZnXP4UM8Yo6kkTiGHM9BubgyiG 39idqitN9tYNmq3wYanwg3MitFB...