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Re:North Korean hackers stole a record $1.7B of crypto last ... by Closi on Friday February 24, 2023 @01:10PM (#34927692)
Intentional consealment of illegal internet traffic isn't a crime (the crime is just the crime).

Intentional consealment of illegal financial transactions is a crime in-and-of itself (the crime is money laundering, which is a seperate offence to the original criminal activity that the money came from).

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Re:North Korean hackers stole a record $1.7B of crypto last ... by eterps on Friday February 24, 2023 @01:29PM (#34927982)
The point was whether using a mixer is a crime in itself.
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Re:North Korean hackers stole a record $1.7B of crypto last ... by Closi on Friday February 24, 2023 @02:30PM (#34928873)
Well it is a crime to use it for obscuring illegal money, while it is not illegal to use Tor for obscuring illegal internet traffic

In both situations using it for legal purposes is legal.

But the ‘illegal’ scenario is different as money laundering is a crime on its own, while “laundering internet traffic” is not a crime.

It’s a bit like a pharmacy that also dispenses heroin to kids - it doesn’t matter that the legal drugs are being sold, selling crack to kids is illegal by itself.

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Re:North Korean hackers stole a record $1.7B of crypto last ... by dwighttk on Friday February 24, 2023 @03:22PM (#34929568)
conspiracy to commit a crime is often an additional charge (IANAL)
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Re:North Korean hackers stole a record $1.7B of crypto last ... by Closi on Saturday February 25, 2023 @02:29AM (#34934690)
That’s just when two or more people get together to plan a crime - obfuscation isn’t the offence, the offence is the joint planning and intention to commit a crime.
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