Mandiant: North Korean hackers wash cryptocurrency using cloud mining services – Bits Media

According to the report of the American Cybersecurity company Mandiant, North Korean APT43 hackers group uses cloud mining services to, to wash the stolen cryptocurrency.

Mandiant, which is also a subsidiary of Google, stated, that APT43 “Cryptocurrency steals enough, To buy operating infrastructure in accordance with the ideology of Chuchha in North Korea ". Chuchhe - the state ideology of North Korea and the official ideology of the Korea Labor Party, developed by the founder of Kim Il Sen.

Mandiant said, that APT43, also known as kimuski, uses cloud mining services, to wash the stolen cryptocurrency. Cloud mining services allow users to rent a computer system, belonging to someone else, and use the power of this computer for mining cryptocurrencies. This eliminates miners from the need to buy and install their own machines.

APT43 uses profit to finance its operations, It is said in the report. Mandiant said, what is watching APT43 with 2018 of the year, And found out, that this is a "moderately complex" group of hackers, working in support of the North Korea regime by "collecting strategic intelligence".

North Korean hackers have been working in a cryptosphere for a long time - they hack protocols and steal digital assets. Over the past five years, they have stolen at least $1,2 billion. In February, the United Nations Organization (UN) introduced the Committee on Severnaya Korea Report, According to which c 2022 year of North Korean hackers stole more crypto assets, than in any other year.