FBI says N. Korea-related hacker groups behind U.S. crypto firm heist


FILE PHOTO A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone DMZ separating the two Koreas South Korea July 19 2022.    REUTERSKim Hong-JiPool

FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool

(Reuters) - Two hacker groups associated with North Korea, the Lazarus Group and APT38, were responsible for the theft last June of $100 million from U.S. crypto firm Harmony's Horizon bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday.

On Jan. 13, the groups used a privacy protocol called Railgun to launder over $60 million worth of ethereum stolen during the theft in June, the FBI said in a statement

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