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Pananalapi

Inside the FBI’s little-known annual crypto crime gathering

The Virtual Asset Technical Exchange brings together investigators, law enforcement officials, and crypto-security specialists to exchange intelligence on a wide range of crimes involving digital assets.

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Pananalapi

Crypto tech provider Haruko hit by cyberattack affecting 15 clients, some funds lost

Some smaller hedge funds with weaker security controls may have lost funds in the targeted attack, sources said.

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Merkado

Laywer pops up on Arbitrum DAO forums seeking funds for victims of decades-old North Korean terrorist acts

Families holding decades-old judgments against North Korea are trying to seize 30,765 ETH frozen after last month’s rsETH exploit, citing alleged links between the attack and DPRK-linked hacking groups such as Lazarus, and invoking a New York restraining notice that could block Arbitrum from releasing the funds.

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Tech

North Korean hackers are running massive state-sponsored heists to run its economy and nuclear program

As North Korea's infiltration tactics grow more sophisticated, security experts say the crypto industry needs to understand what sets the regime apart from every other state-backed hacker — and why that difference makes it a dangerous threat to the ecosystem.

North Korean head Kim Jong-Un (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Tech

How North Korea's 6-month long secret espionage program has crypto community rethinking security

For years, the DeFi industry has treated security as a technical problem: something that could be solved with better code. But the Drift incident suggests something far more complex: that the real vulnerabilities may lie outside the codebase altogether.

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Merkado

Bitrefill accuses North Korea-linked Lazarus hacker group for compromising 18,500 purchase records

Bitrefill will cover the losses from operational capital.

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Merkado

Crypto’s Worst Six Months Yet? North Korea Hacks Lead to $2.1B in Thefts

North Korea-linked attacks have resulted in over $1.6 billion in losses, a TRM Labs report released Friday said.

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Tech

North Korean Hackers Are Targeting Top Crypto Firms With Malware Hidden in Job Applications

A DPRK-linked group is using fake job sites and Python malware to infiltrate Windows systems of blockchain professionals — with credential theft and remote access as the endgame.

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North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Developers With U.S. Shell Firms

Illicitly downloaded programs can steal data, provide remote access to infected systems, and serve as entry points for additional spyware or ransomware.

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Tech

Venn Network Aims to Solve DeFi's Hacking Problem With More Decentralized Tech

Creator Or Dadosh says Venn creates a "completely new economy" for crypto security.

Ironblocks' Venn aims to prevent suspicious transactions from accessing a blockchain. (serghei_topor/Pixabay)