North Korea News

Reports on sanctions, cybercrime, and alleged state-linked hacks targeting digital assets.

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a real-world cyber forensics room with a hooded operator at a laptop, a North Korean flag on the wall, and a desk filled with a glowing Bitcoin, handcuffs, police light, and hardware wallets.

Billions stolen, dozens arrested: Crypto crime is adapting

North Korea stole $2 billion in crypto in 2025. Interpol recovered $439 million. Are attackers hitting a ceiling, or just routing around checkpoints?

4 months ago

A hooded North Korean hacker works on a laptop displaying the North Korea flag as a tactical police officer approaches from behind in a dark cybercrime hideout filled with glowing code monitors.

Hacks

Secret laptop footage exposes North Korean spies infiltrating US companies

Researchers watched in real-time as the Famous Chollima division used this common remote work setup to bypass firewalls.

3 months ago

Hacks

CoinDCX offers $11 million bounty after Lazarus Group-linked $44 million heist

CoinDCX hopes bounty initiative targeting Lazarus Group will triumph in recovering assets and preventing future threats.

8 months ago

Hacks

Crypto heists reach $2.1B so far in 2025 as state-backed hackers ramp up attacks

Major attacks exploit infrastructure gaps, with stolen private keys among top methods in rising crypto thefts.

8 months ago

Crime

You’re Hired! North Korea’s new crypto scam starts with a job offer

Fake recruiters, deepfake bosses, real stolen crypto: Inside North Korea’s newest heist.

9 months ago

Crime

North Korea’s hackers could have laundered as much as $1.5 billion in stolen crypto

Seucirty researches believe North Korea funneled billions in stolen crypto through sophisticated laundering schemes, sidestepping international sanctions.

9 months ago

Crime

North Korean hackers used fake crypto firms to deliver malware in job scams

Lazarus group's advanced tactics involved registering three fake crypto firms in the US and using AI-generated identities.

10 months ago

Crypto

South Korea snubs Bitcoin reserve as North Korea hoards BTC through cyber crime

South Korea's central bank decision highlights Bitcoin’s clash with traditional reserve asset criteria.

12 months ago

Hacks

FBI confirms North Korea-backed Lazarus hackers stole $1.5 billion from Bybit

FBI tracks Ethereum laundering spree by North Korean hackers amid rising threat of cyber warfare in the crypto world.

1 year ago

North Korea’s Lazarus Group now using crypto gifts to breach security defenses

Hacks 1 year ago

FBI reveals North Korea used LinkedIn to steal $305 million from Japan’s DMM Bitcoin

Hacks 1 year ago

North Korean hacker steal $1.3 billion in crypto this year

Hacks 1 year ago