Kim Jong-un.AP Photo/Wong Maye-E North Korean hacking group APT43 likely launders stolen crypto using cloud mining, a cybersecurity firm found. The group acquires crypto via targeted phishing attacks, like posing as a website or company. The cybercrime group supports the strategic and nuclear objectives of the North Korean regime. APT43, a North Korean hacking group, is likely using cloud services to launder stolen cryptocurrency, according to a new report from Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm owned by Google.The group is a "moderately-sophisticated cyber operator" that supports the interests of the North Korean regime, the researchers noted, and they use hacking and cybercrime to fund their activities.