5 Ethereum addresses a 2020 DOJ forfeiture complaint ties to laundering of North Korean exchange-hack proceeds
- Scam type: State-sponsored hacking
- Chain: EVM (Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and other EVM chains)
- Project or site name: North Korean exchange hacks: laundering of proceeds (2020 forfeiture, 113 accounts)
- Incident date: 2020-03-02
- Reported: 2026-10-28
- Last updated: 2026-10-28
A Justice Department civil forfeiture complaint filed March 2, 2020 describes North Korean co-conspirators' theft of virtual currency from four virtual currency exchanges, three of them based in South Korea, and the laundering of the proceeds through hundreds of automated "peel chain" transactions to other exchanges. The complaint lists these Ethereum addresses as property to be forfeited. Addresses: 0x8bdd991a7b8e2fe1bfcb6b19ac3cf3e146cba415 0xc4f9ee31626c8dee0ec02744732051e8b416e63e 0xA4b994F1bA984371ecCA18556Fe1531412D5C337 0x01facd1477e6df9e27fe9f0a459aaa0769c9af82…
Other addresses in this report: 0x8bdd991a7b8e2fe1bfcb6b19ac3cf3e146cba415, 0xc4f9ee31626c8dee0ec02744732051e8b416e63e, 0xa4b994f1ba984371ecca18556fe1531412d5c337, 0xc137c3135eb8e94aa303d52c607296ba470e1a57
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