Nonetheless, the determine is about 30% lower than in 2022, TRM’s head of authorized and authorities affairs, Ari Redbord, stated. That yr, DPRK-affiliated actors made off with round $850 million, “a huge chunk” of which got here from the Ronin Bridge exploit, Redbord advised CoinDesk in an interview. In 2023, a lot of the stolen funds had been taken in the previous few months; TRM attributed about $200 million in stolen funds to North Korea in August 2023.