The South Korean government says it is imposing sanctions on 15 North Koreans who engaged in illicit cyber activities to raise funds for their totalitarian state.

Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber actors.

If you've experienced a crypto-jacking from an online exchange in the past twelve months, there's a decent chance your cyber cash may have been the victim of a North Korean hack. That's according to a report from blockchain analysis company Chainalysis,

More than $2.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from crypto platforms throughout 2024 as theft of the decentralized money continues to rise, new research has claimed. The latest review from Chainalysis found theft rates are up 21%, with the number of hacks increasing from 282 incidents in 2023 to 303 in 2024.

South Korea sanctioned 15 North Korean agents for procuring funds for the DPRK's nuclear missile development program through working for foreign companies, including in the US and Canada.

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Hyperliquid witnessed its biggest-ever single-day outflow on Monday after an investigation sounded alarm over the presence of North Korean hackers on the platform.

South Korea has teamed up with the US in efforts to fight against North Korean hackers linked to cryptocurrency heists, according to the latest reports. The collaboration between the two countries involves initiatives to track stolen digital assets and curb malicious activities that have resulted in over a billion dollars worth of cryptocurrency lost to

Hackers tied to North Korea's cash-strapped totalitarian dictatorship this year stole a record amount of cryptocurrency, totaling $1.34 billion across 47 incidents,