# US charges three North Korean hackers over crypto attacks and WannaCry ransomware

# US charges three North Korean hackers over crypto attacks and WannaCry ransomware

“# US charges three North Korean hackers over crypto attacks and WannaCry ransomware ” On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against three North Korean operatives.  Making the announcement, Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers condemned the North Korean program, the most famous branch of which is Lazarus Group. Demers said: “North Korea’s…

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# Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12

# Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12

“# Law Decoded: Of ICBMs, BTC and ETFs, Feb. 5–12 ” Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note A wise man once said, “there’s security and there’re securities,” and if he didn’t, he should’ve. In modern English, it seems a quaint…

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#Kim Jong Un reportedly executed 2, closed capital amid COVID

#Kim Jong Un reportedly executed 2, closed capital amid COVID

“#Kim Jong Un reportedly executed 2, closed capital amid COVID” North Korean despot Kim Jong Un executed two people, closed the country’s capital, and banned fishing at sea in a frantic attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Friday. The tyrant has been lashing out with “excessive anger” and…

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# US Government labels Virgil Griffith’s argument to dismiss sanctions charges ‘absurd’

# US Government labels Virgil Griffith’s argument to dismiss sanctions charges ‘absurd’

“# US Government labels Virgil Griffith’s argument to dismiss sanctions charges ‘absurd’ ” Lawyers representing the United States government have filed a legal memo opposing the dismissal of charges for Virgil Griffith, a former Ethereum Foundation researcher accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK. According to…

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# South Korean gov’t doesn’t know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers

# South Korean gov’t doesn’t know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers

“# South Korean gov’t doesn’t know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers ” There has been a hot political debate underway on who should take responsibility for countering North Korean hacks targeting South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges. Recently, South Korea’s financial watchdog made it clear that they do not see this issue as…

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