The alert said the US government has observed that hacking groups, believed to be sponsored by the North Korean regime, are targeting crypto companies.
Per the announcement, crypto exchanges, decentralized finance protocols, play-to-earn games, venture capital firms and trading firms are being targeted by hackers to steal and launder crypto assets that will support the North Korean regime.
These malicious applications have been dubbed "TraderTraitor" and infect computer systems to try and steal assets stored in crypto wallets, the alert said.