Date:: September 23rd, 2017
Amount Stolen:: $2,190,000
$2,190,000 was stolen in this hack. South Korea’s spy agency alleges that North Korea is behind this and other hacking attacks on this crypto-currency exchange in the South.
Virtual currency was stolen from Coinis, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, worth an estimate $2.19M according to reports In December 2017, South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported that the South Korean government has attributed the attack to DPRK-affiliated actors. South Korea’s spy agency alleges that North Korea is behind this and other hacking attacks on this crypto-currency exchange in the South.
In December 2017, South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported that the South Korean government has attributed the attack to DPRK-affiliated actors.
In August 2019, the UN Security Council Panel of Experts indicated DPRK-affiliated actors were behind the theft.
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"Theft of undisclosed amount of Bitcoin (possibly 2.19 million USD) in attack on Coinis. Total of 6.99M USD reported in losses from this and the April 2017 Youbit attack combined"
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Page 29 of UN Security Council's North Korea 2019 Midterm Report