The US Department of Finance has repeatedly imposed sanctions against the Tornado Cash cryptomiksher, accusing the platform of helping North Korean government hackers of laundering more than $ 455 million stolen in March 2022.
The representative of the State Department of Ned Price said the mixer is supporting Lazarus Group, a notorious hacker group, which, according to US law enforcement agencies, works on behalf of the North Korean government.
“The use of Tornado Cash for laundering stolen funds has become another trend in the North Korean regime, which is increasingly resorting to illegal activities to get money to develop its illegal programs to create weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles,” said Price. “The United States intends to counteract the DPRK cyber attacks and will continue measures against organizations that help North Korean hackers.”
Recall, not so long ago, an unknown North Korean group tried to rob the Israeli crypto company using unknown cyber weapons. The attack of attackers was unsuccessful and was quickly stopped by the IT specialists of the company.