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Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25 crypto hacks to fiat

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Re: Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25 crypto hacks to fiat

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Post by konart »

mattmaroon wrote: post #23

Serious question, if the United States decided to unilaterally cut North Korea off from the Internet, how hard would that be to do? Could we just knock out a few cables? North Korea pretty much only uses the Internet for scams Or to make money in violation of sanctions. They certainly don’t allow their citizens to use it for anything else, and they don’t allow their citizens to leave the country because they would ne…

>Serious question, if the United States decided to unilaterally cut North Korea off from the Internet, how hard would that be to do? Could we just knock out a few cables?

You will have to cut cables going to Russia (and\or out of Russia) and China at least.

Not to mention wireless comms.

Re: Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25 crypto hacks to fiat

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Post by mattmaroon »

ToucanLoucan wrote: post #37
Dalewyn wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

First consider that the internet was designed to withstand and endure attacks upon it. So long as at least one connection remains, the nodes thereof remain accessible. Next, consider that the authority of US sovereignty ends at US borders. The US legally cannot unilaterally do anything to anything outside of its own borders. Next, consider that both North Korea and more importantly China have no damns to give about w…

> First consider that the internet was designed to withstand and endure attacks upon it. So long as at least one connection remains, the nodes thereof remain accessible. Tell me you haven't worked in network infrastructure without telling me you haven't worked in network infrastructure. > Next, consider that the authority of US sovereignty ends at US borders. The US legally cannot unilaterally do anything to anything…

Yeah we’ve been drone bombing other countries, even ones we’re not at war at, for 20 years. If most Americans Google which countries we have troops in they’ll be shocked to find we’re invading countries they don’t know about.

There are some good reasons people have given here why we aren’t doing it, as I suspected, but I’m sure borders aren’t on the list.

Re: Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25 crypto hacks to fiat

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Post by mattmaroon »

w-ll wrote: post #25
mattmaroon wrote: post #23

Serious question, if the United States decided to unilaterally cut North Korea off from the Internet, how hard would that be to do? Could we just knock out a few cables? North Korea pretty much only uses the Internet for scams Or to make money in violation of sanctions. They certainly don’t allow their citizens to use it for anything else, and they don’t allow their citizens to leave the country because they would ne…

You think they are doing this from NK ip blocks/asn? Their physical links are more or less enemy of enemy with US, so they have no incentive to block. Its impossible to keep them off the internet.

Oh I’m not imagine anyone helping us. Im wondering why we aren’t cutting undersea cables or drone bombing land based ones.

All the “international sovereignty” responses are humorous to anyone whose paid attention to the last twenty years of the American military.

Re: Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25 crypto hacks to fiat

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Post by mattmaroon »

konart wrote: post #91
mattmaroon wrote: post #23

Serious question, if the United States decided to unilaterally cut North Korea off from the Internet, how hard would that be to do? Could we just knock out a few cables? North Korea pretty much only uses the Internet for scams Or to make money in violation of sanctions. They certainly don’t allow their citizens to use it for anything else, and they don’t allow their citizens to leave the country because they would ne…

>Serious question, if the United States decided to unilaterally cut North Korea off from the Internet, how hard would that be to do? Could we just knock out a few cables? You will have to cut cables going to Russia (and\or out of Russia) and China at least. Not to mention wireless comms.

How many? Near as I can tell a few drone bombs could accomplish this. We love drone bombing other countries.

Re: Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25 crypto hacks to fiat

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Post by ClumsyPilot »

__turbobrew__ wrote: post #79
walterbell wrote: post #13

US/Canada 2024, $3 billion in fines by US regulators, https://rupakghose.substack.com/p/td-banks-aml-issues-and-fi... > DoJ investigation found.. [banking] business had been used to launder more than $650m between 2016 and 2021 from US fentanyl sales for Chinese crime groups and drug traffickers. Canada 2018, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33918115 > An estimated $5.3 billion of laundered money into B.C. real e…

Another reason why we should only allow Canadian nationals to own real estate in Canada.

What about shell companies? Corporations are people too!

Re: Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25 crypto hacks to fiat

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Post by notepad0x90 »

appendix-rock wrote: post #40
mattmaroon wrote: post #23

Serious question, if the United States decided to unilaterally cut North Korea off from the Internet, how hard would that be to do? Could we just knock out a few cables? North Korea pretty much only uses the Internet for scams Or to make money in violation of sanctions. They certainly don’t allow their citizens to use it for anything else, and they don’t allow their citizens to leave the country because they would ne…

Only an American would ever entertain this idea without being at least a bit tongue in cheek about it. The US doesn’t own the Internet.

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Re: Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25 crypto hacks to fiat

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Post by lotsofpulp »

mattmaroon wrote: post #95
konart wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Serious question, if the United States decided to unilaterally cut North Korea off from the Internet, how hard would that be to do? Could we just knock out a few cables? You will have to cut cables going to Russia (and\or out of Russia) and China at least. Not to mention wireless comms.

How many? Near as I can tell a few drone bombs could accomplish this. We love drone bombing other countries.

Not ones with nuclear weapons. Or one that manufactures all the toys that keep Americans happy.

Re: Lazarus Group laundered $200M from 25 crypto hacks to fiat

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Post by lotsofpulp »

iamacyborg wrote: post #63
consumerx wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

KYCing should be illegal.

You’re going to have to try make a case for that one.

Because “Know your customer” is the government creating a plausible deniability shield for discriminating against a person or group of people.

It should be the government’s job to prosecute criminals by proving they commit crimes, which allow the accused to defend themselves in court, which hopefully results in less corruption.

With KYC, the intent is to not allow the accused a chance of defending themselves. It is a way to deny people rights without the costly hassle of going to court.

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