North Korea has stolen US$721 million in Japanese cryptocurrency assets since 2017

<p>Japanese media, Nikkei, has the report, citing a study by a U.K.-based Elliptic, that tracks and identifies money transfers on the blockchain where cryptocurrency is traded.</p><ul><li>North Korea is using cyberattacks to target Japanese cryptocurrency assets</li><li>Hacker groups (Lazarus) affiliated with North Korea have stolen $721 million from Japan since 2017</li><li>Pyongyang is believed to have targeted the crypto assets of other countries to obtain the foreign currency that it uses for its missile program. </li></ul><p>Nikkei article is <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Cryptocurrencies/North-Korean-crypto-thefts-target-Japan-Vietnam-Hong-Kong" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here for more</a>, may be gated.</p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.