About half of North Korea’s missile program has been funded by cyberattacks and cryptocurrency theft, a White House official said Tuesday. A sweeping US federal government effort is ongoing to …
How Can the World Fight Back Against North Korea’s Crypto Hacking?
One of crypto’s strengths is also one of its weaknesses. Permissionless transactions enable privacy and sovereignty, but also crime. North Korea’s crypto hacking made headlines recently, but it is far …
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North Korea’s ‘Malicious Cyber Activities’ Deeply Concerning, Say US, Japan, South Korea: Report
Special envoys for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from the United States, Japan, and South Korea have expressed grave concerns about the country's growing nuclear program. The envoys …
The Massive 3CX Supply-Chain Hack Targeted Cryptocurrency Firms
Software supply chain attacks, in which hackers corrupt widely used applications to push their own code to thousands or even millions of machines, have become a scourge, both insidious and potentially …
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North Korea Is Now Mining Crypto to Launder Its Stolen Loot
In the cryptocurrency ecosystem, coins have a story, tracked in the unchangeable blockchains underpinning their economy. The only exception, in some sense, is cryptocurrency that's been freshly …
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DeFi Hack Linked to North Korea
The DeFi world was rocked when Euler Finance fell victim to the biggest DeFi hack of 2023, with $197 million in funds stolen. Since then, the crypto community has been closely following the on-chain …
North Korean hackers move $3.2M from Gate.io 2018 hack
North Korean hackers stole $234.33 million from Gate.io in 2018. Earlier this week, the hackers moved 1944.72 Ethereum (ETH) of the stolen funds, worth around $3.2 million at current prices, on-chain …
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Government Sanctioned Cybercrime – What is the Lazarus Group?
Cybercrime is a menace. Estimates suggest that the combined harm cybercrime could inflict on systems worldwide was as high as US$6 trillion in 2021. And if the number already appears frightening, it …
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North Korea-linked NFT Phishing Campaign Targets OpenSea, X2Y2, Rarible Users
Researchers have unearthed a new phishing campaign involving North Korea-linked hackers targeting NFT users purchasing tokens on platforms such as OpenSea, X2Y2, and Rarible. Users would first …
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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 …