ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Four North Korean agents were indicted for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency from an Atlanta business, according to prosecutors.
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The suspects then exploited their victims’ trust to steal and launder over $900,000 in virtual currency, according to prosecutors.
“This indictment highlights the unique threat North Korea poses to companies that hire remote IT workers and underscores our resolve to prosecute any actor, in the United States or abroad, who steals from Georgia businesses,” Theodore Hertzberg, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, said in a statement.
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