7 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, 280 accounts)
- Incident date: 2020-08-27
- Reported: 2026-10-28
- Last updated: 2026-10-28
A Justice Department civil forfeiture complaint filed August 27, 2020 describes North Korean cyber actors' hack of a South Korea-based virtual currency exchange, which investigators learned of in late 2018, their hack of a second South Korea-based exchange on or about November 27, 2019, and the laundering that followed. The complaint lists these Ethereum addresses in its Attachment A as property to be forfeited. Addresses: 0x52cbb6be7ad204904486f89e264029c94525966d 0xeda8b016efa8b1161208cf041cd86972eee0f31e 0x1016b7835d409692e02ed2035e053fbfb4602982 0x2DBC0f6B71e341C7Eca01c5287Eb57AF3038A9c5…
Other addresses in this report: 0x52cbb6be7ad204904486f89e264029c94525966d, 0x1016b7835d409692e02ed2035e053fbfb4602982, 0x2dbc0f6b71e341c7eca01c5287eb57af3038a9c5, 0xeb0e94dcb4a8be477e11ca35b043be4b301f735e, 0x8bb65fb263585d04a139d4213cc6a96637fd1fc5, 0x742b115424ccda93d9228ca9aa56ec2442b94ca9
Linked reports: Sanctions — money_laundering addresses