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Massive Crypto Hack Linked to North Korean Group

Massive Crypto Hack Linked to North Korean Group

Experts suspect North Korea's Lazarus Group of hacking Binance for billions, highlighting the country's reliance on cybercrime for funding.

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STUDY THE STORYKey vocabulary
Adjective
Very complex or advanced in nature.
Verb
Allow or cause to be visible; display.
Noun
A place where people live.
Noun
A feeling of worry or anxiety about something.
Noun
illegal activities involving computers or the internet
Verb
to bring something to a higher level or amount
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Check your understandingExercises

Part 1: Multiple choice

Who do experts suspect is behind the massive crypto hack?

Why is North Korea believed to engage in cybercrime?

Part 2: Fill in the blank

The hackers allegedly stole around $6.3 billion from  blank.

Binance has managed to recover about 80% of the stolen  blank.

Part 3: Put in order

Put the sentences in the order the article presents them.

  1. AA North Korean group hacked Binance.
  2. BThe hackers stole billions of dollars.
  3. CBinance recovered most of the stolen money.
  4. DNorth Korea uses cybercrime for funding.
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