Cryptocurrency laundering spike driven by Lazarus Group

Nearly $900 million worth of cryptocurrency had been laundered by North Korea's Lazarus Group through cross-chain bridges from July 2022 to July 2023, making the state-backed hacking operation a primary driver of the 111% growth in proceeds sent through cross-chain bridges during the same period, The Hacker News reports.

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