[U.S. Department of Justice Seeks Forfeiture of $15.1 Million USDT Stolen by North Korean Hackers] BlockBeats news, November 16, according to The Block, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed two civil forfeiture complaints on Friday, seeking to confiscate $15.1 million USDT stolen by North Korean hackers in 2023. The seized cryptocurrency is linked to North Korea's military hacker group 'Advanced Persistent Threat 38' (APT38), which carried out thefts targeting four overseas virtual currency platforms in 2023. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized these funds in March 2025 and is now seeking court approval to forfeit the assets in order to return them to the victims. Efforts to trace, seize, and confiscate stolen virtual currencies remain ongoing, as APT38 members continue laundering funds through various virtual currency bridges, mixers, trading platforms, and over-the-counter brokers. The DOJ also announced on Friday that it had secured guilty pleas from four U.S. citizens and one Ukrainian national, who admitted to aiding North Korean IT workers in fraudulently obtaining employment at U.S. companies by providing stolen identities and hosting company laptops in their homes to create the false impression that these workers were located in the United States.