The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $7.74 million in cryptocurrency allegedly laundered by North Korean IT workers posing as remote employees at U.S. and international companies. This operation, exposed through a civil forfeiture complaint filed in the District of Columbia, reveals how North Korea has been exploiting the crypto and AI boom to bypass U.S. sanctions and fund its weapons programs.
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North Korea Laundered $7.7M in Crypto: DOJ Reveals
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $7.74 million in cryptocurrency allegedly laundered by North Korean IT workers posing as remote employees at U.S. and international companies. This operation, exposed through a civil forfeiture complaint filed in the District of Columbia, reveals how North Korea has been exploiting the crypto and AI boom to bypass U.S. sanctions and fund its weapons programs.