North Korean Hackers Allegedly Behind $6.36 Billion Crpyto Heist

This is a major reason to stay away from crypto currency because it helps to fund criminal organizations and regimes like North Korea:

North Korean hackers purportedly stole an estimated US$6.36 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what would be the biggest cryptocurrency theft on record, according to a U.S. blockchain intelligence firm.

TRM Labs said Thursday’s attack against Binance was most likely carried out by TraderTraitor, a North Korean hacking group, which stole digital assets from Binance across 10 blockchain networks. Most of the funds were taken in about 20 minutes, it said.

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You can read more at the link, but I wonder what special privileges a team of hackers in North Korea receives after bringing in a haul like this?

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