North Korea’s Lazarus Group: $47M Cryptocurrency Theft Lazarus Group, a North Korea-based hacking collective, steals $47 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, and stablecoins. Zenger · Sep 26, 2023
US charges crypto founders over alleged support for North Korean hackers US officials allege Tornado Cash facilitated $1bn in money laundering transactions for North Korea’s Lazarus Group. Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023
Founders of crypto mixer arrested, sanctioned after US cracks down on Tornado Cash U.S. government officials on Wednesday started cracking down on co-founders of the virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, just days after a federal judge decided that the government had the authority to sanction them The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023
North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker Two North Korean separate groups were targeting the same Russian entity - one building military rockets. TechRadar · Aug 8, 2023
JumpCloud was hit by North Korean hackers looking to steal crypto The attack quickly trickled downstream, hitting several JumpCloud clients. TechRadar · Jul 21, 2023
North Korean hackers plot Gmail theft attacks via Chrome extension South Korea and Germany have released a joint cyber security advisory warning that North Korean hackers are trying to steal Gmail emails through a malicious Chrome extension. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of the Republic of Korea and the German Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) have warned that Kimsuky, a group… IT Pro · Mar 23, 2023
UN experts: North Korean hackers stole record virtual assets U.N. experts say in a new report that North Korean hackers working for the government stole record-breaking virtual assets last year estimated to be worth between $630 million and more than $1 billion The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
How North Korea became a mastermind of crypto cyber crime Cryptocurrency theft has become one of the regime’s main sources of revenue and underlines the lack of regulation of digital assets Financial Times · Nov 14, 2022
Meta’s BlenderBot 3 wants to chat – but can you trust it? Facebook’s parent company has created a bot capable of weighing in on almost any topic – from radicalisation to sending Mark Zuckerberg to jail The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022
US announces sanctions against currency mixer Tornado Cash US accuses virtual currency mixer of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars stolen by hackers backed by North Korea. Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2022
Benzinga Before The Bell: Texas Giga Tesla's Output Ramp Up, California's Lithium Tax, Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal Rejection And Other Top Financial Stories Thursday, June 30 Reuters Hyundai, Affiliates Plan To Set Up New Company In US: Benzinga · Jun 30, 2022
State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers Likely Behind $100M Crypto Heist: Report The Lazarus Group, a hacking organization allegedly supported by the North Korean government, likely carried out the $100 million cyberattack on cryptocurrency project Harmony’s (CRYPTO: ONE) Horizon Bridge. Benzinga · Jun 30, 2022
‘The Lazarus Heist’ Is the Gripping Story of North Korean Cybercrime Worryingly, Washington’s concern does not rise to the level of the danger. Foreign Policy · Jun 18, 2022
The News Lens · Jun 8, 2022 To What Extent Do South Koreans Perceive North Korean Cyberattacks as a Threat? A recent survey of South Koreans indicates that cyberattacks are viewed as a threat comparable to nuclear weapons, particularly among the elderly.
France 24 · Jun 8, 2022 'The Lazarus Heist': The rise and threat of hacking networks in North Korea North Korea is one of the world's poorest and most isolated countries, and yet it still has one of the most formidable – and dangerous – hacking networks on the planet. The Lazarus Group has targeted major international companies, stolen millions from banks and even shut down hospital departments. Investigative…
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 U.S. sanctions North Korean cryptocurrency mixing firm The U.S. has sanctioned North Korean digital currency mixing firm Blender
Benzinga · Apr 15, 2022 FBI Accuses North Korean Hackers In $620M Crypto Heist From Ronin Network The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accused two hacking groups believed to be operated by the North Korean government of being responsible for a $620 million cryptocurrency heist.
Bangkok Post · Apr 15, 2022 N Korea-tied hackers executed $620m crypto heist: FBI WASHINGTON: North Korean-tied hackers were responsible for a US$620-million cryptocurrency heist last month targeting players of the popular Axie Infinity game, US authorities said Thursday.