[Bitcoin Now] Japanese SBI Subsidiary Hit by $30 Million Virtual Asset Theft, "Suspected North Korean Involvement"

Reported by Nikkei Japan

Nikkei reported on October 2 that approximately $21 million (about 29.4 billion yen) worth of virtual assets held by a Japanese virtual asset mining company have been illicitly leaked, with the possibility that a North Korean hacking group may be responsible.

SBI Crypto, a subsidiary of Japanese financial holding company SBI Holdings that has been mining Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, announced on the same day that cryptocurrency managed in its own digital wallet had been leaked.

The company is currently investigating the cause of the unauthorized outflow and the exact scale of the damage.

In relation to this, Nikkei stated, "The scale of the damage is known to be around $21 million, and there are indications that the leaked virtual assets were transferred to a service for money laundering purposes," adding, "There is a possibility that a North Korean hacking group is behind the incident."