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Xinbi Telegram Market Tied to $8.4B in Crypto Crime, Romance Scams, North Korea Laundering
2025-05-14 15:27

A Chinese-language, Telegram-based marketplace called Xinbi Guarantee has facilitated no less than $8.4 billion in transactions since 2022, making it the second major black market to be exposed...

North Korea ramps up cyberspying in Ukraine to assess war risk
2025-05-13 20:14

The state-backed North Korean threat group Konni (Opal Sleet, TA406) was observed targeting Ukrainian government entities in intelligence collection operations. [...]

Kimsuky Exploits BlueKeep RDP Vulnerability to Breach Systems in South Korea and Japan
2025-04-21 16:42

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious campaign related to the North Korean state-sponsored threat actor known as Kimsuky that exploits a now-patched vulnerability impacting...

North Korea’s fake tech workers now targeting European employers
2025-04-02 05:58

With help from UK operatives, because it’s getting tougher to run the scam in the USA North Korea’s scamming, thieving, and AI-abusing fake IT workers are increasingly targeting European employers.…

U.S. Treasury Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions Amid North Korea Money Laundering Probe
2025-03-22 07:32

The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that it's removing sanctions against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer service that has been accused of aiding the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to...

North Korea’s ScarCruft Deploys KoSpy Malware, Spying on Android Users via Fake Utility Apps
2025-03-13 14:23

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as ScarCruft is said to have been behind a never-before-seen Android surveillance tool named KoSpy targeting Korean and English-speaking users. Lookout,...

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea Intelligence Sharing
2025-03-12 11:09

Former CISA Director Jen Easterly writes about a new international intelligence sharing co-op: Historically, China, Russia, Iran & North Korea have cooperated to some extent on military and...

$1.5B Bybit Hack is Linked to North Korea, FBI Says, in Potentially the Largest Crypto Heist Ever
2025-02-28 19:30

The FBI referred to the attack as “TraderTraitor,” a malicious campaign linked to North Korean state-sponsored hackers the Lazarus Group.

FBI officially fingers North Korea for $1.5B Bybit crypto-burglary
2025-02-27 21:45

Federal agents, open up ... your browsers and see if you recognize any of these wallets The FBI has officially accused North Korea's Lazarus Group of stealing $1.5 billion in Ethereum from...

Bybit declares war on North Korea's Lazarus crime-ring to regain $1.5B stolen from wallet
2025-02-26 23:08

Up to $140M in bounty rewards for return of Ethereum allegedly pilfered by hermit nation Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, just days after suspected North Korean operatives stole $1.5 billion in...