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North Korea relying on digital currency hacks to grow nuclear programs: UN

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12 February, 2022

North Korea relying on digital currency hacks to grow nuclear programs: UN

In its latest report, the organization said that the country increased capabilities for rapid deployment of nuclear weapons amid sanctions...

North Korean hackers stole $400M from digital currency platforms: Chainalysis

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Steve Kaaru

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20 January, 2022

North Korean hackers stole $400M from digital currency platforms: Chainalysis

The hackers launched at least seven attacks targeting exchanges and investment firms and laundered the money through an intricate web...

Ethereum’s Sunday scaries bring Monday morass

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Steven Stradbrooke

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28 September, 2021

Ethereum’s Sunday scaries bring Monday morass

Ethereum, the self-proclaimed “world computer,” has a serious case of the ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’ after a series of public...

Man linked to $1.3B North Korean BTC hacks gets 11 years in prison

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Steve Kaaru

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15 September, 2021

Man linked to $1.3B North Korean BTC hacks gets 11 years in prison

Ghaleb Alaumary is accused of having helped North Korean hackers who made off with $1.3 billion targeting banks and digital...

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith ordered back to jail

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Patrick Thompson

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21 July, 2021

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith ordered back to jail

Judge Castel has ordered ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith to go back to jail until his trial begins in September 2021.

Ethereum’s Virgil Griffith violates bail

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Patrick Thompson

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12 July, 2021

Ethereum’s Virgil Griffith violates bail

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith has violated his bail by attempting to gain access to an account he controls on a...

FBI, Treasury release report on North Korean digital currency malware

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Steve Kaaru

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23 February, 2021

FBI, Treasury release report on North Korean digital currency malware

Known as AppleJeus, it poses as legitimate digital currency trading software and has infected victims in over 30 countries around...

North Korean hackers indicted in US over stolen $1.3B in digital currencies, cash

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Steve Kaaru

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19 February, 2021

North Korean hackers indicted in US over stolen $1.3B in digital currencies, cash

The three suspects are reportedly are members of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a military agency of North Korea that allegedly...

North Korea relying on cyberattacks to fund nuclear weapons: experts

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Ed Drake

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12 February, 2021

North Korea relying on cyberattacks to fund nuclear weapons: experts

North Korea has relied on cyberattacks to fund an upgrade to its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles arsenal, UN experts...

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith must face jury, NY judge rules

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Steve Kaaru

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2 February, 2021

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith must face jury, NY judge rules

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith will have to face the jury for allegedly assisting the North Korean government to evade sanctions...

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith’s trial to start in September 2021

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Steve Kaaru

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30 December, 2020

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith’s trial to start in September 2021

U.S. authorities arrested Virgil Griffith in November 2019 after he returned from attending a blockchain conference in North Korea.

Ethereum developer knew he was helping North Korea evade sanctions: US prosecutors

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Jon Southurst

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24 November, 2020

Ethereum developer knew he was helping North Korea evade sanctions: US prosecutors

U.S. government prosecutors have argued against Virgil Griffith defense's attempts to dismiss the case, saying he knowingly and willfully broke...

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