RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoNorth Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report saysapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1109
arrow-up1109external-linkNorth Korea has stolen billions in cryptocurrency and tech firm salaries, report saysapnews.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareReality_Suit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agohttps://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/victim-services/national-crimes-and-victim-resources/cryptocurrency-investment-fraud https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/largest-ever-seizure-funds-related-crypto-confidence-scams Same problems that have persisted for all time. We just can’t track who’s doing it. Edit: NK probably was gifted it, but thanks to crypto, we’ll never know.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoWhile I really appreciate the serious links, I thought I was pretty clearly joking. Crypto is inherently unsecure by design. Being able to get scammed out of your money is an intentional feature in crypto currencies.
https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/victim-services/national-crimes-and-victim-resources/cryptocurrency-investment-fraud
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/largest-ever-seizure-funds-related-crypto-confidence-scams
Same problems that have persisted for all time. We just can’t track who’s doing it.
Edit: NK probably was gifted it, but thanks to crypto, we’ll never know.
While I really appreciate the serious links, I thought I was pretty clearly joking. Crypto is inherently unsecure by design. Being able to get scammed out of your money is an intentional feature in crypto currencies.