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Mehab Qureshi

Kim Jong Un-Backed Hackers Behind Years Of Crypto Exploits In Japan, Police

People watch a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Seoul, South Korea, June 05, 2022. A day after South Korea and the United States wrapped up their joint drills near the peninsula. (CHUNG SUNG-JUN/GETTY IMAGES)

The North Korean dictator has unleashed an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks against businesses, services and websites linked to cryptocurrency, as per Japan’s national police.

What Happened: North Korean hacking group, Lazarus, is the organization behind several years of cryptocurrency-related cyberattacks in Japan, according to a public advisory statement published by the Japanese government on Oct. 14.

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