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North Korea steals $1.5bn as it pulls off world’s biggest ever heist (www.aol.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Domino to c/world@quokk.au

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The hackers stole more cryptocurrency in one attack than all the funds stolen by North Korean cyber criminals in 2024, when the rogue state’s cyber attackers made off with around $1.3bn in digital coins, according to cryptocurrency analysts Chainalysis.

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you are converting time into magical bank credits and bank credits into USD then thats not the same as spending cash. That is the entire point.