North Korean hackers are responsible for ronin theft last month, the FBI confirms

North Korean hackers are responsible for ronin theft last month, the FBI confirms

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation put “cyber actors” from North Korea at the center of the $ 625 million hacks last month on the Sidechain network Ronin connected to Ethereum.

by an investigation, the agency said that it could "confirm" that the Hacker collectives Lazarus Group and APT38 are responsible for the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto reads

Exploiters used according to Ronin on March 23, chopped private keys to fake withdrawal. The violation was only discovered a few days later when a user was unable to withdraw 5,000 ETH.

The state -funded Lazarus were accused of several hacks based on digital assets, including a one -year undertaking that began in 2017 and, in which the group reported reportedly, $ 571 million .

The Ministry of Finance lasted the Hacker collective and the Ethereum address, which is supposedly behind the theft.

As part of his efforts to combat blockchain crime, the FBI set up a new unit last month, which is led by Eun Young Choi, a former senior citizen of the deputy general prosecutor.

The group operates together with apt38 on behalf of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DVRK) under dictator Kim Jong un. The isolated northern nation on the Korean peninsula is strangled by economic sanctions due to its continued use of nuclear weapons and threatened by a military division by western allies.

cryptocurrency is viewed by some experts as a means of bypass capital controls and economic sanctions as well as to obscure the wealth of the political elite of North Korea. It was also speculated that this is one of several mechanisms that finance Kims strongly sanctioned regime.

"The FBI ... will continue to uncover and combat the use of illegal activities by the DVRK - including cybercrime and theft of cryptocurrencies," says the explanation.

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The contribution of North Korean hackers, who are responsible for ronin theft last month, confirms FBI, is not a financial advice.