US brings In rem forfeiture claim vs. 113 #cryptocurrency accounts based on an investigation by @IRSnews , @DHSgov & @FBI into money laundering/MSB violations; alleges "peel chain" (new term!) transactions used by North Korea to disguise funds; details NK hacks of exchanges/1
used to steal customer #crypto/funds, resulting in value ($234mm) transferred via other exchanges eventaully to NK, allegedly used to develop WMDs. Alleges altered photos used to game AML/KYC (both worse the same shirt, lol), /2
LOOK AT THIS DIAGRAM: If you are still using #crypto to commit crimes you're not very bright. /3
Alleged that stolen funds used to deploy fake businesses used to deploy more malware known to be related to NK /start a phishing campaign; The entire complaint is worth a read, look at the sophistication of the operation & the quality forensics used by the Government. Damn.
Here's the Complaint in all its forensic glory: documentcloud.org/documents/6791…
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