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US Seizes $7.7M in Crypto Linked to North Korea

6/19/2025

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The U.S. Department of Justice is targeting $7.7 million in cryptocurrency tied to North Korean IT workers who used false identities for money laundering. Alarmingly, these operatives have raked in $600 million each year since 2018, skillfully dodging sanctions and penetrating Western firms, intensifying fears about financing the regime's weapons initiatives.

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The U.S. Department of Justice is targeting $7.7 million in cryptocurrency tied to North Korean IT workers who used false identities for money laundering. Alarmingly, these operatives have raked in $600 million each year since 2018, skillfully dodging sanctions and penetrating Western firms, intensifying fears about financing the regime's weapons initiatives.