Chainalysis analysts reported that the Lazarus hacker group from North Korea began to increasingly use the YoMix cryptomixer instead of the Sinbad cryptoservice, which was under US sanctions.

Over the past year, the influx of finance into the YoMix mixer has increased fivefold. At least a third of the funds came from crypto wallets linked to hacking of digital asset platforms.

According to Chainalysis calculations, Lazarus Group also uses cross-chain bridges. In 2023, over $743 million related to cybercriminals was sent through them. This is twice as much as in 2022, when only $312 million was sent through cross-chain bridges.

In total, during the year, cybercriminals laundered $22 billion, which is slightly less than in 2022, when cybercriminals were able to launder over $31 billion.

Chainalysis experts noted that now cryptocurrency mixers have begun to lose popularity among hacker groups. For example, last year mixers obtained cryptocurrencies related to criminals totaling $504 million. And in 2022, as much as $1 billion.

A non-profit organization, the Security Alliance, has been created in the United States to investigate hacks and fraudulent attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges and services.