Did FTX collapse ruin North Korea's nuclear plans?
Taking the meme to the moon literally, North Korea has been funding its nuclear and ballistic missile programs with stolen crypto.
The notorious Lazarus hacking group which is backed by the North Korean state, has stolen more than 2 billion dollars in cryptocurrency assets from exchanges and defi services to date.
In its latest attack, the group has been spreading fake cryptocurrency apps under the brand BloxHolder, infecting unsuspecting users with the AppleJeus malware to gain access to networks and steal crypto assets.
But North Korea might be finding it hard to cash in on its stolen assets. With the recent crash in the crypto market, FTX has wiped out millions of dollars of North Korea’s funds.
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