The US Department of Justice plans to recover $7.7 million worth of cryptocurrency from North Korean IT workers According to Decrypt, the US Department of Justice has filed a civil confiscation lawsuit, demanding the confiscation of $7.74 million worth of cryptocurrency laundered by North Korean IT workers who fraudulently employed in US and foreign companies. According to the US Department of Justice, North Korean IT workers use false or fraudulent means to obtain identities and work for US cryptocurrency companies, earning compensation in stablecoins, and then launder the proceeds through various means before transferring them back to North Korea.