Tornado Cash is under scrutiny for being used by the Lazarus Group for illicit state operations linked to North Korea and involving the U.S. Treasury.
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Updated oct 15
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Tornado Cash is under scrutiny for being used by the Lazarus Group for illicit state operations linked to North Korea and involving the U.S. Treasury.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- U.S. Treasury estimates funds sent to North Korea via an IT scheme operating in Texas, which Ryan Raybould commented on.Sub-event
Tornado Cash is under scrutiny for sanction evasion and money laundering used by the Lazarus Group for North Korea's illicit state operations.1 source
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The entities involved
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Tornado Cash
cryptocurrency tumbler, fully decentralized protocol for private transactions on Ethereum
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U.S. Treasury
mine in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States of America
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North Korea
sovereign state in East Asia