The amount is equal to 30% of the total of such losses globally, the Nikkei reported.
(Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama, editing by Ed Osmond)
TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Hacker groups affiliated with
North Korea have stolen $721 million worth of cryptocurrency
assets from Japan since 2017, the Nikkei business daily reported
on Monday, citing a study by U.K. blockchain analysis provider
Ellptic.
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