The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) in the United States has announced that a group of North Korean hackers suspected that they had launched a cyber attack on an online game network and stole about 78 billion yen worth of crypto assets in Japanese yen.
The US FBI issued a statement on the 14th, and North Korean hacker groups "Lazarus" and "APT38" launched a cyber attack on the online game network last month, about 620 million dollars, about 78 billion yen. He revealed that he was suspected of stealing yen-equivalent crypto assets.
According to the leading American newspaper "Washington Post", the attack was the online game "Axie Infinity" that uses crypto assets, and hacker groups are using a technology called "blockchain" that is used for crypto assets. It means that it has invaded a part of.
Both "Lazarus" and "APT38" are said to be under the umbrella of the North Korean foreign machine organization "General Bureau of Reconnaissance".
A panel of UN experts investigating the implementation of sanctions against North Korea released a report on the 1st of this month, and North Korea launched a cyber attack on cryptocurrency exchanges such as Europe and stole crypto assets. After analyzing that it is, he points out that "cyber attacks are an important source of funding."
The FBI said in a statement, "We will fight illegal acts such as cybercrime by North Korea and theft of cryptocurrency assets."