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SEOUL--The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding for the ...
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: Op-Ed: North Korea amassing cryptocurrencies for revenue and trade
North Korean hackers are claimed to be increasing their attacks on crypto currency exchanges in South Korea according to a report from the security researcher FireEye Inc. The researcher also claims ...
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: Are your Cryptocurrencies safe from cyber attacks? Over $350 million heist at Crypto exchange platform raises questions
Cryptocurrency heist: Last year, attackers stole $2.9 billion worth of crypto across nearly 150 different attacks, according to researchers at TRM Labs.
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: How the world's most isolated regimes use crypto to evade sanctions
Netanyahu suggested preparing for banking sanctions with cryptocurrencies, a tool already used by the world's most isolated regimes; Russia has its own digital currency handling nearly $100 billion a ...
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: Bitget Hack Update: XRP, Bitcoin, and North Korean Link
Chainalysis ties the $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea, lifting its 2026 crypto thefts past the $1 billion mark.
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: Bitget loses $352 million in massive crypto hack. North Korea is now under suspicion
Bitget says its $464 million-plus protection fund can cover the losses as investigators examine how attackers gained access to a critical wallet system.
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: North Korean hackers stole millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. Their work was impeccable
A North Korean threat actor known as UNC4899 is suspected of carrying out a cloud compromise campaign that targeted a cryptocurrency organization in 2025, with the aim of stealing millions of dollars.
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: North Korean hackers suspected in €332.8m crypto heist as it leads global hacks
North Korean hackers are suspected of stealing $387.5 million (€332.8mn) in cryptocurrency from major global cryptocurrency exchange Bitget in what appears to be the biggest crypto theft of the year.
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: Stealing $1.5B in crypto is easy, cashing out is the trap
ZachXBT used $349,700 to infiltrate a crypto laundering network, tracing over $12 million tied to North Korea’s $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: North Korea ‘industrialized’ crypto theft, laundered billions: CertiK
North Korea-linked hackers stole about $2.06 billion of the $3.4 billion lost in crypto hacks in 2025 and are moving from phishing to physical infiltration, CertiK’s new report finds. CertiK says ...
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: North Korean hackers used fake crypto firms to deliver malware in job scams
North Korea's Lazarus Group exploited job seekers with malware disguised as interview tools in fake US crypto firms.
News North Korea » Cryptocurrencies: Crypto's biggest hacks and heists
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget said that crypto worth roughly $350 million had been stolen from the platform, underscoring the industry's vulnerability to hackers.