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U.S. Targets North Korean Crypto Networks with Sanctions on Russian Facilitators

U.S. Targets North Korean Crypto Networks with Sanctions on Russian Facilitators

Chainalysis traces North Korean crypto cash-outs through Garantex
Chainalysis traces North Korean crypto cash-outs through Garantex

The analysis followed US sanctions against 10 people and one entity accused of helping North Korean IT worker schemes fund weapons programs.

US sanctions North Korean IT worker network in Russia weeks after Texas laptop farm raids
US sanctions North Korean IT worker network in Russia weeks after Texas laptop farm raids

The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) named 10 people and one company on a blacklist targeting a scheme to place fake North Korean IT workers inside American companies. The...

U.S. sanctions Russian nationals for laundering millions in crypto for North Korean IT workers
U.S. sanctions Russian nationals for laundering millions in crypto for North Korean IT workers

Russian nationals Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas allegedly converted about $3.5 million and nearly $2 million in crypto, respectively, for North Korea.

US Treasury Sanctions 10 Over North Korean IT Worker Crypto Networks
US Treasury Sanctions 10 Over North Korean IT Worker Crypto Networks

The US Treasury sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity over alleged North Korean IT worker schemes involving crypto transfers and money laundering.

US Sanctions Crypto Facilitators Linked to North Korean IT Worker Schemes
US Sanctions Crypto Facilitators Linked to North Korean IT Worker Schemes

The new SDN entries identify eight distinct Ethereum and Tron addresses, including one listed under both Russian intermediaries.... Read the full story at The Defiant

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