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North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin
2024-12-24 09:40

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. "The theft...

North Korean hackers stole $1.3 billion worth of crypto this year
2024-12-22 15:19

North Korean hackers have stolen $1.34 billion worth of cryptocurrency across 47 cyberattacks that occurred in 2024, according to a new report by blockchain analysis company Chainalysis. [...]

DoJ Indicts 14 North Koreans for $88M IT Worker Fraud Scheme Over Six Years
2024-12-13 15:51

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted 14 nationals belonging to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) for their alleged involvement in a long-running...

US offers $5 million for info on North Korean IT worker farms
2024-12-12 20:24

​The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could help disrupt the activities of North Korean front companies and employees who generated over $88...

Radiant links $50 million crypto heist to North Korean hackers
2024-12-09 20:25

Radiant Capital now says that North Korean threat actors are behind the $50 million cryptocurrency heist that occurred after hackers breached its systems in an October 16 cyberattack. [...]

North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Use Russian Email Addresses for Credential Theft Attacks
2024-12-03 09:51

The North Korea-aligned threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a series of phishing attacks that involve sending email messages that originate from Russian sender addresses to ultimately...

North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn
2024-11-23 11:53

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Sapphire Sleet is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of social engineering campaigns orchestrated over a...

Active network of North Korean IT front companies exposed
2024-11-21 14:13

An analysis of the websites belonging to companies that served as a front for getting North Korean IT workers remote jobs with businesses worldwide has revealed an active network of such companies...

North Korean Front Companies Impersonate U.S. IT Firms to Fund Missile Programs
2024-11-21 12:04

Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are impersonating U.S.-based software and technology consulting businesses in order to further their financial...

North Korean hackers create Flutter apps to bypass macOS security
2024-11-12 13:00

North Korean threat actors target Apple macOS systems using trojanized Notepad apps and minesweeper games created with Flutter, which are signed and notarized by legitimate Apple developer IDs. [...]