A Rockport, Massachusetts, man has pleaded guilty over his role in a scheme targeting people who had high-value social media accounts or who were believed to have large amounts of cryptocurrency.
The attacks orchestrated by this criminal gang targeted thousands of victims throughout 2020, including famous internet influencers, sport stars, musicians and their families, the agency said in a statement.
North Korean Hackers Steal Over $300 Worth of Cryptocurrency to Develop Nuclear Weapons
A report sent to UN Security Council members said that North Korean hackers continued to attack financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges over last year.
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North Korean hackers stole over $300 million worth of cryptocurrencies throughout much of 2020 to support its banned nuclear and ballistic missile programs, according to a confidential United Nations report.
The report, which was sent to UN Security Council members on Monday, February 8, was compiled by a panel of experts monitoring sanctions on Pyongyang. It has revealed that North Korea s total theft of the virtual assets between 2019 and November 2020 is valued at approximately $316.4 million.