Bad guys from North Korea, called the Lazarus Group, are stealing lots of cryptocurrency! They use sneaky tricks to hide where the money goes. It's like a digital treasure hunt, but instead of gold, they're after Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
- They stole almost $1.5 billion dollars in cryptocurrency.
- They use a special tool called Tornado Cash to mix up the money and make it harder to track.
- They even created fake software to steal information from developers' computers.
- They pretend to be investors in Zoom meetings to trick people.
Fact | Number |
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Money stolen in 2024 | $1.3 billion |
Ethereum stolen in one transaction | $750,000 |
Amount moved through ThorChain in 5 days | $2.91 billion |
Experts are working hard to stop them. Remember to be careful online and don't click on suspicious links!