US go after North Korea-linked hackers

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The FBI and private investigators have seized about USD 30 million worth of cryptocurrency, which was stolen by North Korea-linked hackers from a video game company in March 2022, according to Chainalysis, the US firm which reportedly worked with the Joe Biden government.

However, the recovered amount is just a fraction of the equivalent of more than USD 600 million that the FBI said the North Korean hackers originally stole from Sky Mavis, a company with an office in Vietnam that makes a popular video game that allows users to earn digital money.

As per CNN, the seizure is still a breakthrough for US law enforcement agencies. According to Erin Plante, Chainalysis’ senior director of investigations, the Joe Biden administration is actively trying to recover some of the remaining loot.