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DOJ OPA press release: Nationwide actions to combat illicit North Korean government revenue generation (2025-11-14) (8)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
From approximately September 2019 through November 2022Phagnasay, Salazar and Travis identity-lending IT worker scheme (S.D. Ga.)United Statesoverseas IT workers (DPRK scheme)
November 2023Theft of approximately $138 million from a Panama-based virtual currency exchangePanamaAPT38
publication date not shown on page (covers activity since June 2023)Jade Sleet theft from an Estonia-based cryptocurrency firm (early June 2023)EstoniaJade Sleet
July 2023Theft of approximately $100 million from a Panama-based virtual currency payment processorPanamaAPT38
November 2023Theft of approximately $107 million from a Seychelles-based virtual currency exchangeSeychellesAPT38
2025-11-13 (press release date)Ukrainian Pleads Guilty in DC in Laptop Farm Scheme That Generated Income for North Korean IT Workers
2025-11-14 (press release date)Justice Department Announces Nationwide Actions to Combat Illicit North Korean Government Revenue Generation
March 2025FBI seizure of USDT from APT38 actors (forfeiture complaints)APT38