Yes it is very much possible, Actually, in all country this things was also happened to their place. but most of the time now bitcoin is being use to this type of illegal transaction, because maybe others know that bitcoin was not 100% anonymous, instead, bitcoin was pseudonymous. Though, bitcoin is not designed for illegal activities purposes.
It seems to me that you are mistaken. In order to use bitcoin in illegal activities you still have to exchange it into local currency. From now on, no privacy for the criminal no. So it seems to me that the stories of complete privacy online is a myth.
You are wrong, there fore to show you how many users don’t know anything about the dark side of the bitcoin even though they use it every day, there is a part of the internet that normal people don’t use and can’t access via normal browsers and that is the dark net.
It is mostly used for all sort of illegal stuff, anything bad that you can think off is available for purchase there and what they use is not regular money, they use bitcoin so they can hide their tracks between the animality of the internet and the normal bitcoin transactions.
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In a desperate bid for financial resources, North Korea and Kim Jong-un are unleashing hackers against bitcoin exchanges.
The continuing rise in bitcoin value has had a lot of positive effects. People have made a lot of money on the cryptocurrency’s rise, and the accompanying headlines have brought more people into the crypto world. However, there is a downside to bitcoin skyrocketing in value, which is having unsavory characters trying to get their hands on it through illegal means. One of the more notable black hats in this regard is Kim Jong-un and North Korea, who security experts say are due to the digital currency’s increased demand.
North Korea used to focus their cyber espionage on traditional state activities. That all began to change in 2016, when the cyber security company began to note that North Korea began to target banks and the global financial system. 2017 has seen several attacks against , and this activity has since spread to banking groups in Europe and South Korea, bitcoin exchanges, and even an ATM company.
Independent security expert Ashley Shen notes:
We assume one of the reasons why bitcoin is being attacked is because the price keeps increasing and we think it’s reasonable for hackers (to target). Digital currency might be easier to gain than physical currency. So I think it’s reasonable.
Security experts have followed attacks by various hacking groups, such as Andariel, Lazarus, and Bluenoroff, and these groups are suspected to be front groups for North Korea.
Shen adds:
Before when we tracked nation-state attackers, they usually perform cyber attacks which are aimed at confidential data and intelligence. However recently we’ve discovered that some of the APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) groups are trying to hack financial institutions like banks and bitcoin exchanges to gain financial profit.
North Korea Needs Money
While North Korea always seems to be up to some mischief, these ongoing attacks against bitcoin exchanges is likely a sign of desperation. The country has been isolated due to crippling sanctions, and those were recently further enhanced by the Trump administration.
In late November, the US government targeted 13 companies, 20 vessels, and 1 individual for engaging in trade with North Korea, At that time, US Treasure Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated:
As North Korea continues to threaten international peace and security, we are steadfast in our determination to maximize economic pressure to isolate it from outside sources of trade and revenue while exposing its evasive tactics.
Overall, the already meager North Korean economy has been crippled by economic sanctions. So it comes as no surprise that they wish to hack into bitcoin exchanges in an effort to steal bitcoins as the cryptocurrency surges in value. Ashley Shen believes that such attacks are not going away any time soon, saying:
My own opinion is they will probably keep doing the Bitcoins because the price keeps increasing and it’s a good investment… So I assume they will do more bitcoin attacks and of course they will keep targeting banks because that’s what they did before.
Are you worried about North Korea hacking into bitcoin exchanges? Let us know in the comments below.
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