tldr; An independent blockchain investigator, Tanuki42, has linked over $500 million in Tether (USDT) moved by Iran’s central bank to funds stolen from Bybit, allegedly laundered by a North Korean hacking group. The investigation traced transactions involving Modex Co, which exchanged Emirati Dirhams for USDT with Iran’s central bank. The same entity reportedly received $1.7 million from Bybit’s $1.5 billion hack. Both Iran and North Korea are using USDT to bypass sanctions and launder funds, with Iran moving its USDT after a hack on the Nobitex exchange.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
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tether can simply freeze their funds.
tldr; An independent blockchain investigator, Tanuki42, has linked over $500 million in Tether (USDT) moved by Iran’s central bank to funds stolen from Bybit, allegedly laundered by a North Korean hacking group. The investigation traced transactions involving Modex Co, which exchanged Emirati Dirhams for USDT with Iran’s central bank. The same entity reportedly received $1.7 million from Bybit’s $1.5 billion hack. Both Iran and North Korea are using USDT to bypass sanctions and launder funds, with Iran moving its USDT after a hack on the Nobitex exchange.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.