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 <p class="is-style-lead">The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified six Bitcoin (BTC) wallets with over 1,500 BTC that’s reportedly connected to the Lazarus Group, a hacking group allegedly sponsored by the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK).&nbsp;</p> 
 <p>Lazarus Group, the agency said, moved about 1,580 BTC, worth nearly $41 million, from several crypto heists to six Bitcoin wallet <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="addresses" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/addresses.html">addresses</a>. They also added that the group may look to liquidate and asked crypto exchanges to be vigilant and not processes requests from the six <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="addresses" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/addresses.html">addresses</a>.&nbsp;</p> 
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  <p>“Private sector entities should examine the blockchain data associated with these <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="addresses" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/addresses.html">addresses</a> and be vigilant in guarding against transactions directly with, or derived from, the <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="addresses" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/addresses.html">addresses</a>.”</p> <cite>Statement from the FBI press release</cite> 
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 <p>The six <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="addresses" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/addresses.html">addresses</a> holding the stolen BTC are:</p> 
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  <li>3LU8wRu4ZnXP4UM8Yo6kkTiGHM9BubgyiG</li> 
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  <li>39idqitN9tYNmq3wYanwg3MitFB5TZCjWu</li> 
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  <li>3AAUBbKJorvNhEUFhKnep9YTwmZECxE4Nk</li> 
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  <li>3PjNaSeP8GzLjGeu51JR19Q2Lu8W2Te9oc</li> 
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  <li>3NbdrezMzAVVfXv5MTQJn4hWqKhYCTCJoB</li> 
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  <li>34VXKa5upLWVYMXmgid6bFM4BaQXHxSUoL</li> 
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 <p>Lazarus Group has been linked to several high-profile crypto hacks. Some of them include attacks on the Harmony Bridge, Atomic Wallet, and Sky Mavis’ Ronin Bridge, among many others.</p> 
 <p>Research carried out by a blockchain security company, Elliptic, revealed that the DPRK-sponsored hacking group stole over $2 billion worth of coins between 2017 and 2022. Out of this, most targeted entities in Japan as it accounted for 30% of the total losses at around $721 million. </p> 
 <p>In 2022 alone, Lazarus Group stole almost $1 billion worth of digital assets.&nbsp;</p> 
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FBI identifies six Bitcoin addresses controlled by North Korean hackers

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