U.S. DOJ Seeks Forfeiture of $15.1 Million USDT Stolen by North Korean Hackers

Binance • November 16, 2025

The stolen cryptocurrency is linked to the North Korean military hacking group known as Advanced Persistent Threat 38 (APT38), which targeted four ...

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Five Plead Guilty in North Korean IT Worker Fraud Scheme Five individuals have pleaded guilty to facilitating North Korean operatives in obtaining remote IT jobs at U.S. companies by using false and stolen identities. The U.S. Department of Justice has also seized $15 million in cryptocurrency linked to these fraudulent activities, which are part of a broader scheme to generate illicit revenue for North Korea. 38 sources 41

U.S. DOJ Seeks Forfeiture of $15.1 Million USDT Stolen by North Korean Hackers

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