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Justice Dept: North Korean hackers stole virtual currency

by Associated Press
| August 27, 2020 7:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korean hackers stole millions of dollars from virtual currency accounts and then laundered the stolen funds in hopes of making the crime untraceable, according to a Justice Department civil forfeiture complaint filed Thursday.

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