Theft of approximately $138 million from a Panama-based virtual currency exchange

Date (as written): November 2023
Year: 2023
Country: Panama
Actors (as written): APT38
Actor pages: APT38
Tags (as written): crypto theft
Dollar figures (as written): approximately $138 million; $138 million

Source entries (2)

US court filing via CourtListener RECAP: United States v. APPROXIMATELY 1,159,834.52 USDT

Poloniex theft (Panama-based exchange) · on or about November 10, 2023

Additionally, on or about November 10, 2023, North Korean cyber actors stole approximately $138 million from Panama -based virtual currency exchange Poloniex. [Case No. 1:25-cv-03771, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; filing: COMPLAINT against APPROXIMATELY 1,159,834.52 USDT]

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.286215/gov.uscourts.dcd.286215.1.0.pdf

DOJ OPA press release: Nationwide actions to combat illicit North Korean government revenue generation (2025-11-14)

Theft of approximately $138 million from a Panama-based virtual currency exchange · November 2023

(3) a November 2023 theft of approximately $138 million from a Panama-based virtual currency exchange

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-nationwide-actions-combat-illicit-north-korean-government

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