North Korean cyber empire extends to money laundering in South-East Asia, UNODC reports


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VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has unveiled a troubling nexus between North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group, renowned for cyberheists, and money laundering operations in South-East Asia.

The latest report highlights the exploitation of casinos, junkets, and unregulated cryptocurrency exchanges as pivotal components in the organised crime banking architecture of the region, particularly in Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia.

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