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US court filing via CourtListener RECAP: United States v. 113 VIRTUAL CURRENCY ACCOUNTS (6)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2017-12YoubitKorea, Republic ofBluenoroff
mid-2018 (learned of hack in late 2018)Hack of The Exchange 1 via malware downloaded by an employee communicating with a "potential client" (Celas Trade Pro / Fallchill)South Korea (three of the four exchanges were based in South Korea)North Korean co-conspirators
in or about the summer of 2018Theft from The Exchange 4, a South Korea-based virtual currency exchangeSouth KoreaNorth Korean co-conspirators
Between in or about 2018 through in or about April 2019Laundering of Exchange 1 and Exchange 2 hack proceeds by Tian Yinyin and Li JiadongChina (Chinese OTC traders)Tian Yinyin; Li Jiadong; North Korean co-conspirators
2019-11UpbitKorea, Republic of
28 May 2019UpBit attacked. No losses reported.ROKSuspected DPRK (annex title)