DOJ Don Seize $15M USDT for North Korea APT38 Crypto Scam

Di U.S. Department of Justice don show say e don scatter one North Korea crypto scam by seize $15.1 million USDT wey dem follow reach the state-backed APT38 hacking group. The money connect to big crypto hacks wey happen for 2023, like the $100 million Poloniex breach, the $37 million CoinsPaid attack, the $60–100 million Alphapo theft plus $138 million Panama exchange heist. Total yawa from these crypto crashes pass $380 million. For the same time, five people—three for Georgia, one for Washington, D.C. and one for Florida—hold up their hand say dem do identity theft after dem sell stolen or fake U.S. identities. This plan carry North Korean IT workers go inside 136 American companies, make $1.28 million illegal salary money. DOJ still dey follow how dem dey wash money through cross-chain bridges, mixers, exchanges, plus OTC desks, and one person don already forfeit pass $1.4 million for assets. By 2025, dem figure say North Korea don knack more than $2 billion for cryptocurrency, dey use sanctions plus secret inside work to support their defense programs. This DOJ move show say cybersecurity dem dey alert well well, and e mean stricter rules dey come for stablecoins and identity check for crypto market.