#North Korea

Highlights: Sanctioned countries used cryptocurrency to move about $100 billion outside traditional banking channels last year. Russia, Iran, and North Korea built custom tokens and exchanges to support restricted payments. Authorities are targeting illicit crypto platforms, but private networks make […]

Highlights: South Korea and Chainalysis aim to improve how investigators track stolen crypto across multiple countries and blockchains. South Korean police will receive specialized blockchain-investigation training through the new partnership with Chainalysis. North Korea-linked hackers stole more than $2 billion […]

Highlights: ETH Rangers researchers found around 100 DPRK-linked operatives working inside Web3 teams under fake identities. The program helped recover or freeze $5.8 million and supported more than 36 incident responses. Ethereum said decentralized security efforts also exposed hiring risks […]

Highlights: North Korean IT workers spent seven years inside DeFi teams and helped build real crypto protocols. Lazarus Group has stolen about $7 billion in crypto through fewer but larger attacks. Crypto firms still miss infiltration risks during hiring despite […]

Highlights: Australia has sanctioned key North Korean hacker groups for stealing crypto to fund illegal weapons projects. Lazarus and other cyber units are facing travel bans as global partners unite to block North Korea’s crypto theft. Hackers linked to Pyongyang […]

Highlights: Changpeng Zhao warns that North Korean hackers use fake jobs and recruiters to infiltrate firms. CZ highlights insider threats and Customer Support scams causing multimillion-dollar crypto exchange losses. Zhao urges stronger staff training after the Security Alliance flagged over […]

Highlights: US sanctions hit North Korean IT networks accused of laundering millions through stolen cryptocurrency for weapons funding. The Treasury named Russian and North Korean officials who moved stolen crypto into dollars to support Pyongyang programs. A Chinese front firm […]

Highlights: The UK’s Financial Authorities accused North Korea’s Lazarus Group of stealing £17 million from Lykke. Lykke halted operations, faced liquidation, and its founder was declared bankrupt in January.  The hack shows geopolitical crypto risks, pressuring regulators to tighten global […]

Highlights: Garden Finance faces allegations of handling stolen cryptocurrency connected to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The investigator claims over 80% of the platform’s fees came from illegal laundering activity. Garden Finance denies allegations, but decentralization is questioned due to single-source […]

Highlights: G7 leaders will discuss North Korea’s cyberattacks and crypto thefts next month. North Korean hackers steal billions and use the money for nuclear programs. North Korea’s IT workers help fund cyberattacks and weapons development worldwide. Leaders of the Group […]

Highlights: Kraken identified a North Korean hacker during a job interview process. Multiple fake identities and VPN setups were among the methods used by the hacker. Real-time tests exposed the hacker’s location and ID inconsistencies. Kraken recently revealed that a […]

Highlights: North Korean hackers used fake job offers to target cryptocurrency developers with malware. Lazarus Group created fake consulting firms using AI-generated profiles for their attacks. Hackers employed malware like BeaverTail and Otter Cookie to steal sensitive crypto data. North […]