On Wednesday, U.S. authorities charged a Japanese crime syndicate leader with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials out of Myanmar. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, and co-defendant Somphop Singhasiri, 61, …
North Korean hackers have allegedly stolen hundreds of millions in crypto to fund nuclear programs
North Korea-linked hackers have stolen hundreds of millions of crypto to fund the regime’s nuclear weapons programs, research shows. So far this year, from January to Aug. 18, North Korea-affiliated …
Belarus starts taking delivery of Russian nuclear weapons
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons to his country. This marks the first instance of Russian nuclear warheads being deployed outside …
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How North Korea’s Hacker Army Stole $3 Billion in Crypto, Funding Nuclear Program
Last year an engineer working for the blockchain gaming company Sky Mavis thought he was on the cusp of a new job that would pay more money. A recruiter had reached out to him via LinkedIn, and after …
FBI blames North Korea for $100 million crypto heist
The FBI on Monday evening blamed North Korean government-linked hackers for stealing $100 million in cryptocurrency last June from a California-based firm. The North Korean operatives this month …
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North Korea’s Cryptocurrency Craze and its Impact on U.S. Policy
In 2022 alone, North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has reportedly stolen over $1 billion in cryptocurrency from organizations in the cryptocurrency sector via one of its …
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Seoul, Washington urged to cut North Korea’s purse strings through cryptocurrency regulations
North Korea made headlines in 2022 by firing more ballistic missiles than any other year ― 38 launches. But besides its ceaseless saber-rattling, the isolated country was also in the spotlight for its …
North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy
North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea's spy …
Crypto Hitting ‘Mother Of All Economic Crises’ Threatens North Korea
As the globe confronts the “mother of all economic crises,” cryptocurrency boosters are having a stark realization of their own: this means you, too. It’s quite the irony that a financial universe …
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North Korea attempted to hack, siphon funds from an Israeli company
North Korea tried earlier this week to hack into the systems of an Israeli company that deals in the field of cryptocurrency and to siphon money that Pyongyang planned to use for its nuclear program, …
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