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FBI blames North Korea hackers for $620 million crypto theft

By Christopher Hutton
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FBI blames North Korea hackers for $620 million crypto theft

Hackers from North Korea are suspected to be behind one of the largest thefts of crypto assets in history.

The FBI announced on Thursday that the Lazarus Group, a hacker group connected to the North Korean government, stole $620 million in assets from the Ronin blockchain on March 29.

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