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Around a third of the sum laundered with the help of the cross-chain bridge is believed to be proceeds from ransomware attacks by North Korean hackers, according to Elliptic.
Elliptic has linked the activity to ransomware group REvil, with which DarkSide has close ties, being hacked and forced offline by a U.S. government-led operation.