The FBI on Saturday blamed the North Korean regime for the hack of $6.3 billion in digital currencies from cryptocurrency exchange Binance just days earlier.
The bureau said it was releasing information on the “malicious cyber activity” after observing a North Korean actor identified as “TraderTraitor” converting the stolen assets into other cryptocurrencies.
Most of those conversions went into the cryptocurrency ethereum, the FBI said, adding that it expects “further laundering” of the assets through the use of related technology.
It urged virtual asset service providers in the private sector to assist in thwarting the criminal group’s expected attempts to launder the stolen assets by blocking the transactions linked to known TraderTraitor actors. The FBI provided a list of addresses associated with TraderTraitor activity….