Large Criminal Activity
U.S. indicts North Korean hackers over $900K virtual currency theft
U.S. prosecutors unsealed a multi‑count indictment charging four North Korean nationals with stealing and laundering over $900,000 in virtual currency from two companies in a cybercrime scheme.
U.S. authorities have announced a federal indictment against four North Korean nationals—Kim Kwang Jin, Kang Tae Bok, Jong Pong Ju, and Chang Nam Il—for an alleged wire‑fraud and money‑laundering scheme involving virtual currencies. Prosecutors allege the defendants stole virtual currency valued at more than $900,000 from two companies and then laundered the proceeds through illicit channels. The indictment, unsealed in the Northern District of Georgia, includes charges of wire fraud and money laundering, and notes that the defendants remain at large and are wanted by the FBI. The case forms part of broader U.S. enforcement actions targeting North Korean cybercriminal and remote IT‑worker schemes funding the regime’s weapons programs.
- Status
- active
- Location
- Northern District of Georgia, United States
- Date added
- 2026-03-25 23:14 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-03-25 23:14 UTC
- Source
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Connected threats
- Not provided