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Norway Police Seize $6M Worth Crypto Stolen By Axie Infinity Hackers

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Norway's Økokrim seized $5.8 million worth of crypto in connection with the Axie Infinity attack.

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The attack occurred in March last year when the Ronin network validators were compromised, resulting in a $620 million loss.

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The attackers gained control over Sky Mavis's four Ronin Validators and a third-party validator run by Axie DAO.

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The FBI determined that the North Korean hacker group Lazarus was behind the attack.

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The hackers launched a large-scale and sophisticated money laundering operation immediately after the attack.

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The U.S. Treasury's OFAC sanctioned crypto mixer Blender.io in May last year.

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Blender.io was used in the laundering process for North Korea's Axie Infinity heist.

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Over $20.5 million in illicit proceeds were processed by Blender.io.

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The seizure of the crypto was carried out in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Økokrim is Norway's National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime.

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