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N Korean hackers steal $721 mn-crypto from Japan in 5 yrs.

May 16, 2023 07:27 AM

North Korean hackers have stolen $721 million worth of cryptocurrency assets from Japan since 2017, Nikkei reported citing a study by UK-based blockchain analysis provider Elliptic.

As per the report, this is equal to 30% of the total of such losses globally.

North Korea has stolen a total of $2.3 billion in cryptocurrency from businesses from 2017-2022, it added.

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