The United States government filed two legal complaints on October 4, 2024, to begin seizing more than $2.67 million in digital assets stolen by the North Korean Lazarus hacking group. According to the legal filings, the US government seeks to recover approximately $1.7 million in Tether (USDT) stolen by the organization in the 2022 Deribit hack — which left the options exchange drained of $28 million. Once the hackers successfully breached a Deribit hot wallet, they passed the funds through the Tornado Cash mixer and several Ethereum (ETH) addresses in an attempt to avoid detection. United St…