Record-breaking 2022 for North Korea crypto theft: UN report

The sanctions monitors said South Korea estimated that North Korean-linked hackers stole virtual assets worth US$630 million in 2022, while a cybersecurity firm assessed that North Korean cybercrime yielded cybercurrencies worth more than US$1 billion. “The variation in USD value of cryptocurrency in recent months is likely to have affectedContinue Reading

Former chairman of China Zheshang Bank under investigation

BEIJING: Former chairman of China Zheshang Bank is under investigation for suspected violations of law and discipline, an anti-graft watchdog in the eastern province of Zhejiang said on Monday (Feb 6). Shen Renkang, also former party chief of the joint-stock commercial bank based in Zhejiang, was removed from his managementContinue Reading