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Cryptocurrency hacks shot up in 2022, amounting to almost $4 billion in losses

The massive losses have prompted scrutiny from U.S. officials about how the illicit use of cryptocurrency poses a national security threat.

Jan 5, 2023 By Tonya Riley

Alessio Evangelista, associate director of FinCEN. (courtesy of Chainalysis)

FinCEN associate director says his agency has its eyes on DeFi projects

The Ronin Bridge attack has drawn attention to how DeFi projects can be weaponized in national security threats.

May 19, 2022 By Tonya Riley

North Korea — Students of the Pyongyang Jang Chol Gu University of Commerce watch footage on March 25, 2022, of the previous day’s launch of the Hwasong-17 missile — North Korea’s first ICBM test since 2017. (Photo by KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Treasury updates Lazarus Group sanctions with digital currency address linked to Ronin Bridge hack

The address received $600 million in Ethereum and other digital currency during the March attack, crypto-tracking company Chainalysis said.

Apr 14, 2022 By Joe Warminsky