The Lazarus hacker group, which has links to North Korea, has improved its capabilities to target individuals and organizations around the world.

According to the report The Independent It says a North Korean hacking group has stolen cryptocurrency from multiple victims in the UK, China, Poland and Russia.

The hackers lure the victims by creating fake trading groups on Telegram.

The North Korean hacking group lured victims by creating fake trading groups on the Telegram messaging app and setting up fake websites linked to them.

Hackers send malicious links on websites and groups that infect target devices and give attackers access to user data.

The North Korean government has previously been accused of stealing cryptocurrency because it helps them evade sanctions and use the money to develop nuclear weapons.

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A United Nations report shows that North Korea has earned nearly $2 billion in cryptocurrency by hacking cryptocurrency exchanges and online organizations.

United Nations: North Korea is behind the theft of $2 billion from exchanges to fund its nuclear program

In November last year, former Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith was arrested for illegally traveling to North Korea and helping them evade sanctions using blockchain and cryptocurrency.

Virgil Griffiths has been formally charged with conspiring to violate the Emergency Economic Powers Act and helping another country evade economic sanctions imposed by the United States of America.

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