G7 Leaders Consider Discussing North Korea's Crypto Threat At Canada Summit: Report

Representative image of a crypto hacker (Credit: Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

KEY POINTS

• Sources told Bloomberg that G7 leaders were considering if the matter was worth discussing at the summit
• Lazarus Group is at center of crypto thefts, as the latest data showed that the North Korea-linked hacking group holds over $800M in crypto
• The hackers are associated with the $1.4 billion and $230 million exploits of Bybit and WazirX, respectively

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries are reportedly weighing whether they should include North Korea-backed cyberattacks and cryptocurrency thefts during their much-anticipated summit in Canada next month.