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North Korea Arrests Hackers Who Laundered Central Bank Funds via Crypto

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North Korean authorities have arrested a group of hackers accused of stealing and laundering money from the country's own Central Bank. The suspects allegedly infiltrated the bank's systems and converted the stolen funds into cryptocurrency. They then worked with Chinese brokers to convert the digital assets into cash. To avoid detection, the group reportedly used a series of small transactions rather than large transfers.

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