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As much as 920 North Koreans might have infiltrated crypto firms, under direction of the regime.
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Four North Korean nationals have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for stealing nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency from American and international blockchain companies. According to the indictment released on Monday, June 30, the suspects allegedly posed as…
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On-chain investigator ZachXBT has raised concerns over USDC stablecoin issuer Circle’s compliance standards and its growing use among malicious actors. According to ZachXBT, North Korean IT workers have been using USDC (USDC) to move millions in illicit payments. The on-chain…
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Ex-Animoca exec had his crypto wallets drained after downloading a fake Zoom update during a phishing attack linked to North Korean hacking group Lazarus. Mehdi Farooq, an investment partner at Hypersphere and ex-Animoca Brands exec, revealed in a post on…
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Cisco’s threat intelligence organization, Cisco Talos, has detected a new Python-based malware called ‘PylangGhost.’ It is linked to the North Korean hacking group, Famous Chollima. According to a recent blogpost by Cisco Tallos, the PylangGhost is exclusively used by North…
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Japan will reportedly urge G7 nations to take coordinated action against North Korea’s cryptocurrency thefts at the upcoming summit in Canada. According to local media, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to raise the issue during the G7 meetings scheduled…
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Much of LiFi Protocol's gains came from North Korean laundering operations, says ZachXBT.
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Three months after one of the largest crypto thefts on record, blockchain data shows that almost half of the $1.4 billion stolen from Bybit has gone dark. Data from cryptocurrency exchange Bybit reveals $644 million in stolen funds — nearly…
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Crypto exchange Kraken has uncovered an attempted infiltration by a North Korean hacker posing as a software engineering job candidate. The incident began as a routine recruitment effort but quickly raised internal concerns due to multiple behavioral and technical anomalies.…
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Silent Push researchers claim cyber spies from North Korea’s Lazarus Group, have set up U.S. shell companies under fake aliases to infect crypto developers with malware. According to a recent Reuters report, U.S. cybersecurity company Silent Push has identified two…
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Ethereum developer and early contributor Virgil Griffith has been granted early release from prison after serving nearly five years for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea. Griffith, 41, was arrested in 2019 following a controversial trip to North Korea, where…
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Oak Security’s Jan Philipp Fritsche says Web3 needs to stop ignoring basic OPSEC hygiene, especially as state-sponsored threats rise. As North Korea’s “ClickFake” campaign draws renewed attention to cyberattacks on crypto firms, security experts say Web3’s biggest vulnerability isn’t smart…
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group allegedly made a profit of $2.51 million after selling 40.78 Wrapped Bitcoin that was bough two years ago. According to data from SpotOnChain, a wallet believed to belong to the North Korean hacker group has just…
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North Korean (DPRK) IT workers are ramping up their corporate infiltration efforts into tech and crypto firms, with a focus on Europe. Since its last report in September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group has observed a rise in DPRK IT…
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Shady crypto mixing protocol eXch is merging with an offshore entity and restructuring to evade scrutiny over laundering tens of millions stolen from Bybit. Centralized crypto mixing protocol eXch revealed in an update on Bitcoin Talk that it plans to…
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Paradigm security researcher Samczsun is raising concerns that North Korea’s cyber operations extend far beyond the notorious Lazarus Group. His warnings come as the crypto industry emerges from the recent Bybit hack, which reportedly involved a sophisticated compromise of SafeWallet…
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