Chainalysis: North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group turns to new coin mixer YoMix
Chainalysis reported that the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group is turning to new money laundering technologies and increasingly using cross-chain bridges. Previously, the group had been active users of the Tornado Cash mixing protocol and Sinbad mixer, but now they have turned to using a new mixer called YoMix.
In 2023, cross-chain protocols obtained $743.8 million worth of cryptocurrency from addresses associated with criminal activity, which is twice the $312.2 million obtained in 2022. Additionally, in 2023, blockchain wallets associated with illegal activity sent $22.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency to various platforms and services throughout the year, significantly lower than the $31.5 billion sent in 2022.
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