South Korea sanctions 15 North Koreans for crypto heists and cyber theft
The sanctioned agents were allegedly generating funds for North Korea’s nuclear weapon development program in Pyongyang.
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The sanctioned agents were allegedly generating funds for North Korea’s nuclear weapon development program in Pyongyang.
The vulnerabilities caught the attention of the former CEO of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao who advised users to update their operating system immediately.
The newly discovered malware is interesting for being the first of its kind detected, but it seems to have been a trial balloon.
According to cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, North Korean hacker groups have stolen approximately $3 billion in funds since 2017.
The North Koreans invested great effort in creating and promoting the game that apparently drained users’ wallets.
According to PeckShieldAlert, losses from crypto hacks and exploits accounted for over $120 million in losses during September 2024.
North Korean hackers could be eying the infrastructure around the Bitcoin ETFs, lured by the $52 billion worth of cumulative holdings.
A hacker group is using its signature trojan malware to infect users of web browsers with Chromium engines.
July witnessed $266 million in cryptocurrency losses from 16 attacks, with WazirX being the largest victim of North Korean hackers.
Blockchain forensics firm Elliptic told Cointelegraph that specific patterns and techniques in the WasirX attack led them to believe North Korean hackers were behind the […]
