Banned by the US: Cambodian Group Laundering Money for North Korean Hackers and Attempting to Manipulate Crypto?
Overview of the incident
On 01/05, the US Department of the Treasury, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), proposed a complete ban on Huione Group – a large conglomerate in Cambodia – from accessing the US financial system. The reason: this group is accused of large-scale money laundering for the notorious North Korean hacker group – Lazarus Group, and facilitating numerous cross-border cryptocurrency investment frauds.
