BSV Blockchain launched an online platform in China called the "CSDN Blockchain Engineer Qualification program," which aims to help bitcoin beginners learn how to store data in a Bitcoin network.
The U.S. Treasury connected the theft to the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group it also added the related Ethereum address to its sanctions list.
The hackers launched at least seven attacks targeting exchanges and investment firms and laundered the money through an intricate web of DEXes and mixers.
The team of hackers is reportedly controlled by Bureau 121, the division with responsibility for cyber warfare in the rogue state.
The new Crypto Intelligence Briefs is designed to cast light on the mechanisms used for illegal transactions in digital currency.
The two North Koreans helped launder money stolen from crypto exchanges, and used other crypto exchanges to do it.
The Lazarus hacker group has not rested, and recently they’ve increased their attacks on cryptocurrency targets.
Called "Korean International Blockchain Conference," the inaugural blockchain conference is hosted by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) in the capital city of Pyongyang, starting Oct. 1.
Dubbed Ryuk, there are suggestions the ransomware attacks could be linked to a North Korean hacker group known to rely on BTC ransom payments.
Beware: even Word documents are not safe.
