The Norwegian police seized nearly 60 million krone ($5.9 million) in cryptocurrencies.
The assets were previously stolen by the notorious North Korean hacking collective – the Lazarus Group – which breached the security of the blockchain-based game Axie Infinity.
The Record Seizure
Norway’s National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) confiscated almost $6 million worth of digital currencies, a record-high crypto seizure in the Scandinavian country.
The agency noted that the funds are part of the massive exploit on Sky Mavis (a technology company that develops the popular blockchain-based game Axie Infinity) carried out by North Korean hackers.
Økokrim joined forces with international law enforcement partners, including the FBI, to track the stolen proceeds and prevent the wrongdoers from money laundering.
