One TRON address a DOJ forfeiture complaint ties to North Korean APT38 laundering of the HTX heist
- Scam type: State-sponsored hacking
- Chain: Tron
- Project or site name: North Korean APT38: HTX heist laundering
- Incident date: 2025-11-14
- Reported: 2026-10-28
- Last updated: 2026-10-28
A Justice Department civil forfeiture complaint filed November 14, 2025 attributes virtual currency heists, including the theft from HTX (formerly Huobi), to the North Korean hacking group APT38. The complaint says the property it targets is traceable to the HTX heist and that the actors used Tornado Cash and CryptoMixer to launder proceeds. It names this TRON address. Addresses: TJTGoWUfmEi5cd9DnB1to9gyQ8uiGBnv88 Public TRON records show transaction history for this address. Sources: DOJ complaint as filed in court (CourtListener copy) https://storage.c…