North Korea
Most Influential: The Lazarus Group
The crypto industry’s most notorious hackers continue to break records, highlighting the importance of taking every step possible to secure wallets.
South Korea Suspects North Korea-Linked Lazarus Behind $36M Upbit Hack
On Thursday, South Korea's largest digital asset exchange, Upbit, suspended deposits and withdrawals after detecting unusual activity in the Solana network tokens.
U.S. DOJ Pursues North Korea's Illicit Money Machine, Seizes More Crypto
U.S. authorities secured several criminal convictions and gathered another $15 million in proceeds from North Korean crypto heists, the Justice Department said.
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Bankers Over Crypto Laundering Tied to Cyberattacks
The Treasury Department sanctioned eight individuals and two entities accused of using crypto and shell companies to funnel millions into Pyongyang’s weapons programs.
North Korea’s AI-Powered Hackers Are Redefining Crypto Crime
Mysten Labs’ chief cryptographer warns that artificial intelligence, not quantum computing, poses the real near-term threat to blockchain security.
North Korean Hackers Have Stolen Over $2 Billion This Year: Elliptic
North Korea’s crypto theft spree has already hit a record $2 billion in 2025, nearly triple last year’s total.
SBI Crypto Reportedly Hit by $21M Hack With Suspected DPRK Links
SBI Crypto, a subsidiary of Japan’s SBI Group, has reportedly suffered a $21 million exploit with blockchain sleuths pointing to possible ties with North Korean hackers.
Crypto is Bleeding Billions a Year. Traditional Finance Is Watching.
If the DeFi industry doesn’t adopt the security tools we've already built, then we will watch institutional capital deploy elsewhere while hackers fund their operations with our losses, writes Immunefi’s Mitchell Amador.
DPRK-Linked Hacks Drive Potential Record Year for Crypto Thefts, Chainalysis Says
Hackers have already stolen $2.17 billion from crypto companies this year, more than was swindled throughout the entirety of 2024 — and it’s only July.
U.S. Sanctions North Korean IT Workers Over 'Cyber Espionage,' Crypto Thefts
The U.S. Treasury Department added the employee of a North Korean hacking group to its blacklist over his role in getting IT workers jobs in other countries.
