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North Korea Refutes Crypto Hack Claims, Warns of Counter Measures
North Korea rejected accusations from the United States that it is behind the global cybercrime and cryptocurrency theft. The country called the claims “absurd slander” and said they are designed...
North Korea Builds Massive Bitcoin Reserves as Hacker Swaps $175M ETH into BTC
Market participants are raising concerns about North Korea’s growing stash of Bitcoin, prompting a response from Adam Back. Notably, in a tweet today, analyst Pledditor suggested that North Korea could...
Ethereum Foundation Investigators Expose 100 Secret DPRK IT Workers
A security probe backed by the Ethereum Foundation has found that about 100 North Korean IT workers infiltrated Web3 firms using fake identities, raising new concerns about vulnerabilities in the...
Bitrefill Accuses North Korea-Linked Lazarus Group of Hacking Its Platform
Bitrefill, a crypto e-commerce and gift card platform, has accused the state-sponsored North Korean hacking apparatus, Lazarus Group, of being behind its cyberattack earlier this month. A Consistent Pattern With...
OFAC Targets North Korean IT Scheme Defrauding U.S. Firms
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on March 12 sanctioned six individuals and two companies for running North Korean IT schemes that defrauded American...
North Korean Hackers Exploit Dev Device, Steal Millions in Crypto
A North Korean threat actor, UNC4899, launched a sophisticated attack on a cryptocurrency firm in 2025, stealing millions in digital assets. The hackers tricked a developer into downloading a seemingly...
US Senators Demand DOJ Investigation Into Trump-Linked WLFI for Alleged Sanctions Violations
US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jack Reed have sent a letter to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Department of the Treasury asking for a federal investigation...
CZ Gets Google Warning of State-Actor Hack – Lazarus Now Targeting Crypto Execs?
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) posted a screenshot of a Google security warning that said a government-backed attacker may be trying to steal his password. He asked whether it was “North Korea...
Investigators Uncover How DPRK IT Workers Exploit US Firms Using AI Cheating Tools
Replit CEO Amjad Masad has identified a growing trend of North Korean workers using AI filters and interview cheating tools to land remote jobs in the US. He noted that...
CZ’s Stark Warning: One Click on a Fake Support Link Could Sink a Crypto Exchange
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has issued a detailed warning on how North Korean hacking groups are targeting the digital asset industry. He says their methods now combine social engineering, insider...
North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate Tech and Crypto Projects, Pocket Over $16 Million
A growing national security concern is unfolding quietly across the global tech and crypto industries. According to data from the on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, over $16.58 million has been funneled to...
North Korea-Linked Lazarus Group Targets BitMEX Employee with Phishing Scam
BitMEX announced that it stopped a phishing attack launched by the Lazarus Group, which North Korea reportedly backs. The crypto exchange shared the incident on May 30, showing how its...
FinCEN Proposes Ban on Huione Group for Crypto Scams, North Korea Links
The United States Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed a rule that would bar the Cambodia-based Huione Group and its affiliates from accessing the U.S. financial system. The...
Hyperliquid Denies North Korea Hacker Exposure, HYPE Token Jumps 10%
Hyperliquid (HYPE), a blockchain protocol focused on the performance of decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, has witnessed a whopping $256 million in outflows following reports of North Korean hackers trading on...
North Korean Hackers Test Hyperliquid’s Security: What’s at Stake?
Multiple North Korean hacker addresses were seen trading on Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange (DEX), according to “@tayvano_” on X. These addresses were linked to a total loss of over $700,000....
Radiant Capital Hit by $50M Cyberattack: North Korea Group Linked
Radiant Capital has confirmed new findings surrounding the devastating $50 million cyberattack it suffered on October 16, 2024. An investigation by cybersecurity firm Mandiant identified the attackers as UNC4736, a...
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