US accuses two Chinese nationals of helping North Korean hackers launder stolen cryptocurrency

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Hackers stole nearly $250 million worth of cryptocurrency in this particular hack

The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sued two Chinese nationals claiming that they played a role in laundering millions of dollars stolen from cryptocurre...

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