Nonetheless, the determine is about 30% lower than in 2022, TRM’s head of authorized and authorities affairs, Ari Redbord, mentioned. That 12 months, DPRK-affiliated actors made off with round $850 million, “an enormous chunk” of which got here from the Ronin Bridge exploit, Redbord informed CoinDesk in an interview. In 2023, many of the stolen funds have been taken in the previous few months; TRM attributed about $200 million in stolen funds to North Korea in August 2023.