The U.S. this week linked a cybercrime group with ties to the North Korean government to a cryptocurrency heist of more than $620 million last month.
it was working with the Treasury Department to expose North Korea's "illicit activities" along with its ties to cybercriminal gangs like the Lazarus Group.
The group reportedly hacked the video game Axie Infinity by infiltrating the Ronin "blockchain" – which is a network that facilitates the transfer of cryptocurrency in and out of the game. the hack in late March when it said funds had been "drained from the Ronin bridge in two transactions."US CITIZEN GUILTY OF CONSPIRING WITH NORTH KOREA: DOJ
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