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U.S. Sanctions North Korean Bankers Over Crypto Laundering Tied to Cyberattacks
Yahoo Finance·2025-11-05 00:28

The U.S. Treasury has imposed fresh sanctions on a group of North Korean bankers and institutions accused of laundering millions in cryptocurrency tied to cyberattacks and illicit IT work schemes that help fund Pyongyang’s weapons programs. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Tuesday that eight individuals and two entities were designated for “laundering funds derived from cybercrime and information technology worker fraud,” including proceeds linked to ransomware and crypto thefts. “North K ...