US Justice Dept: North Korean hackers stole virtual currency


North Korean hackers stole millions of dollars from virtual currency accounts. — Oliver Berg/dpa

WASHINGTON: North Korean hackers stole millions of dollars from virtual currency accounts and then laundered the stolen funds in hopes of making the crime untraceable, according to a US Justice Department civil forfeiture complaint filed on Aug 27.

The complaint, filed in Washington's federal court, seeks the forfeiture of 280 virtual currency accounts. It comes months after Justice Department officials accused hackers from North Korea of stealing nearly US$250mil (RM1.04bil) worth of virtual currency and charged two Chinese hackers with laundering more than US$100mil (RM416.85mil) from the hack.

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