The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and IT worker schemes to fund North Korean…

Cybercrime hubs in Southeast Asia scammed Americans out of at least $10 billion last year, a 66% increase from 2023, officials said.

Jason Bilnoski with the FBI’s cyber division told CyberScoop that investigators seized on the mistakes of companies China has used in its widespread cyberespionage.

As the sanctions-evading scheme has grown, so too has the U.S. government’s response.

The State Department also announced financial rewards totaling up to $6 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Garantex’s leaders.

The announcement comes as an Arizona woman was sentenced to more than eight years in jail for her role in running a laptop farm.

The hackers were allegedly involved in operations against Ukraine and a Russian on U.K. soil, the latter with malware tied to U.S. 2016 election interference.

A North Korean man was the focus of Tuesday’s announcement, which also included a Russian man, his companies and North Korean firms.

Russia-based Aeza Group allegedly provided infrastructure to BianLian ransomware and the Meduza, RedLine and Lumma infostealer operators.

The spyware’s developer, Intellexa, has been under pressure due to sanctions and public disclosure, but Recorded Future uncovered fresh activity.