G7 leaders plan to address North Korea’s crypto theft operations, aiming to curb funds fueling weapons programs. North Korean hackers continue global crypto attacks, using evolving tactics like fake interviews…
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After laundering funds from the Bybit hack, North Korea now holds more Bitcoin than El Salvador and Bhutan. The ability of state-sponsored groups to amass significant cryptocurrency holdings poses risks…
North Korean hackers stole 342K ETH from Upbit in 2019 and laundered through exchanges in over 51 countries. Investigations by South Korea and the FBI traced crypto trails, recovering only…
Co-founder of Tornado Cash sanctioned by the U.S. DOJ. The recent development could have a massive impact on the stability of the crypto market. The month of August is presenting…
Apart from exploiting the vulnerabilities in DeFi and other crypto protocols, North Korean hackers use a method of spearfishing. These hackers target unknown individuals by sending them malicious malware through…
Research into the Theft patterns shows common tactics used for crypto thefts by the North Korea-based Lazarus Group. Horizon’s Bridge’s parent Harmony protocol puts a final proposal before hackers to…
The US issued a sanction against Blender, a Bitcoin mixer that it claims was used by North Korean hackers to launder part of the $625 million stolen from Axie Infinity.…
Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith will serve 63 months in prison for conspiring with North Korea to evade US sanctions using cryptocurrency. The charges against him came after his 2019 trip…
North Korea continues to fund its missile program via stolen crypto as per investigators. Last year in 2021, North Korea stole digital assets worth $400 million by attacking exchanges in…
Over the past couple of years, hackers from North Korea have invaded cryptocurrency exchanges globally and made away with over $1.7 billion. The country has been using some of the…