Norwegian police recover $5.9M stolen from Axie Infinity Ronin hack By Cointelegraph

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According to a press release published on Feb. 16 by Norway’s National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim), authorities have seized 60 million Norwegian Kroner ($5.85 million) in stolen cryptocurrencies linked to the Ronin Bridge hack last March. According to senior public prosecutor Bender,

According to Bender, Økokrim worked with FBI agents and the U.S. Department of Justice to track the trail of stolen digital assets. “We as a society stand stronger in the fight against digital, profit-motivated crime,” she said, “This is money that can support North Korea and their nuclear weapons program. It has therefore been important to track the cryptocurrency and try to stop the money when they try to withdraw it in physical value.” The U.S. Department of Justice identified North-Korea backed Lazarus Group as the mastermind of the attack last April.