Chinese nationals charged with iTunes money laundering

By 2020-03-03Science & Tech
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Image caption Some of the money was used to buy iTunes gift cards

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with laundering $100m (£78m) of stolen crypto-currency and converting $1.4m of it into iTunes cards.

US officials allege Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong acted as money mules for a notorious hacker group they believe to be working on behalf of the North Korean government.

The Lazarus Group is believed to be behind the WannaCry attack in 2017.

It is also blamed for a 2018 hack of an unnamed crypto-currency exchange.

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