Hackers tied to Kim Jong Un were behind a $615million cryptocurrency heist to fund North Korean nuclear weapons, the U.S. government has said. Players of online game Axie Infinity lost more than half a billion dollars in Ethereum and other cryptos last month after Pyongyang hackers swooped in. The FBI and the U.S. Treasury Department yesterday identified North Korea's shadowy hacker group Lazarus as the cybercriminals responsible for the March 23 theft. Players of online game Axie Infinity lost more than $600million in cryptos including EthereumAleksander Larsen, the co-founder of Axie Infinity maker Sky Mavis declined to comment. The hack on Axie Infinity platform Ronin was one of the largest cryptocurrency heists on record.

Source: Daily Mail April 15, 2022 18:14 UTC