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Chonsurim meme coin project intended to defraud investors

Date (as written)
November and December 2024
Year
2024
Actors (as written)
Chonsurim Trading Corporation IT workers (Laos; Department 53, Ministry of National Defense)
Actor pages
Chonsurim Trading Corporation IT workers
Tags (as written)
IT workers; false identities

Source entries (1)

Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) report, 22 Oct 2025

Chonsurim meme coin project intended to defraud investors · November and December 2024
(MSMT/2025/2, report p. 65) Case Study: Chonsurim (IT workers in Laos): “In November and December 2024, multiple Chonsurim IT workers were involved in the development of a meme coin, with the intention of defrauding investors. The project was ultimately unsuccessful.”
https://github.com/tayvano/lazarus-bluenoroff-research/blob/main/pdfs/2025-10-22_MSMT-Report.pdf

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