On December 24, it was reported that in response to the theft of 48.2 billion yen worth of bitcoins from the crypto-asset exchange DMM Bitcoin, the Japan National Police Agency reported on December 24 that the incident was committed by Trader Traitor, a cyber attack organization based in North Korea. South Korea announced that the facts of the crime have been established. Through a joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Defense Cybercrime Center (DC3), the agency identified the initiator of the theft of 4,502.9 BTC in May 2024. Trader Traitor is believed to be affiliated with the North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group, and the attack was carried out in multiple stages. The Police Department said it will continue to work with the FBI, other U.S. government agencies and international partners to investigate the illegal activities of North Korean hackers, including cybercrime and crypto asset theft.