The Doj Crypto Crack Team is targeting Defi and Bridge.

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The US Justice Ministry (DOJ) plans to take precedence against fraudulent crypto trading platforms and such investment fraud, said a high-ranking civil servant.

recently revealed an FBI report that US citizens lost $ 2.5 billion in 2022 through crypto fraud.

Dоj targets fraudulent exchanges

Eun Young Choi, Director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), said that their department will act against companies that either help criminals with the processing of their illegal money or close their eyes in such activities.

"... You allow ... criminal actors to benefit easily from their crimes and earn money in a way that is obviously problematic for us ..." We therefore hope that by concentration in this type of platforms we hope to achieve a multiplicator, "she told the Financial Times.

Choi also claimed that her team would target crypto investment fraud, especially the "pork slaughter"-a term that refers to fraudsters that build a relationship over a certain period of time before attacking their victims.

ncet was founded in October 2021 by the Doj, Choi was appointed his first director in February 2022.

defi, bridge chain new focus areas

Choi also made it clear that their focus on hackers and exploitation of defi and bridge chain protocols, since state-funded North Korean bad guys are the "key players in this area". It is believed that North Korean hackers stolen funds worth $ 630 to $ 1 billion in 2022. According to reports, the country is a leader worldwide in cryptocrimity.

According to a Forbes report, there were over 125 hacking incidents in crypto projects in 2022. The top 5 were all in the Defi area lost $ 1.48 billion of almost $ 3 billion, which the entire cryptos sector has lost in these robbery.

The recent claim by the NCET top police officer marks a departure from the aforementioned focus. When it comes to the appointment, the Doj said that the team would target stock exchanges and mixers. Instead, the focus now seems to be relocated to security violations and the theft of funds from defi and bridge chain projects.

According to an FBI report, American citizens lost $ 10 billion through online fraud in 2022. This accounted for a whopping $ 2.57 billion to crypto investment fraud.

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