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A Munchables team member allegedly tied to North Korea stole over $60 million in crypto from the project, but then suddenly returned all the stolen funds after being revealed. On Mar. 27, Blast-based gaming protocool Munchables suffered a multi-million hacker…
A recent United Nations report highlights North Korea’s significant role in cyberattacks, particularly targeting crypto firms amid sanctions enforcement and nuclear concerns. The United Nations Security Council has released a new report, indicating North Korea‘s escalating involvement in cyberattacks, which…
Web3 security experts consider North Korea’s Lazarus Group the most prominent and sophisticated threat to the crypto industry in 2024.
North Korea’s hacker organization Lazarus is using Tornado Cash again despite U.S. sanctions against the popular cryptocurrency mixer.
The investigation focuses on 58 suspected cyber incidents including high-profile crypto hacks occurring between 2017 and 2023, reportedly aimed at funding weapon development.
North Korea-linked hackers stole nearly $430 million from decentralized finance and also targeted centralized services, exchanges, and wallet providers in 2023. Chainalysis, a blockchain forensic firm, says North Korea-affiliated hacking groups hit record in terms of attempted attacks against decentralized…
Notorious crypto mixing service Tornado Cash laundered more than half a billion worth of crypto in 2023. Although the U.S. imposed sanctions against Tornado Cash in late 2022, the mixing service is still helping criminals launder hundreds of millions worth…
Notorious cybercriminal group Lazarus seems to be moving stolen Bitcoin after siphoning over $600 million from crypto protocols and users in 2023.Â
Bad actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) masterminded a third of all crypto hacks deployed throughout last year, said a Jan. 5 report from TRB Labs.Â
Lazarus group orchestrated nearly 17% of all crypto hacks throughout 2023, mainly targeting centralized platforms like exchanges.
National security officials in the U.S., Japan, and South Korea are working together on a trilateral initiative to address increasing cyber criminal activities and cryptocurrency money laundering by North Korea.Â
The Spanish police reported the apprehension of pro-Pyongyang group founder Alejandro Cao de Benos at Madrid's Atocha train station upon arriving from Barcelona
Sinbad was used by North Korean cyber criminals to launder hundreds of millions stolen from some of crypto’s biggest hacks like Ronin Bridge and Atomic Wallet, said the Treasury.
According to South Korea’s National Police Agency, the hackers stole the information of 1,468 victims between March and October 2023. North Korean hackers are now trying to lure victims by pretending to be South Korean officials and journalists in a…
On-chain sleuth ZachXBT says an alleged North Korean cybercriminal might be behind the attack against Indexed’s treasury. A cybercriminal allegedly associated with DPRK initiated a hostile proposal on Nov. 18, targeting the remnants of Indexed Finance. This defunct decentralized protocol…
Coin Center, a research non-profit blockchain advocacy firm, has lost its case against the U.S. Treasury after Tornado Cash was sanctioned