North Korean Hackers Stalk Crypto Startups Scrimping on Security March 25, 2024 By Anna Irrera and Olga Kharif It’s every cryptocurrency project’s nightmare: Well-resourced hackers — perhaps backed by a rogue state like North Korea — strike out...
Blockchain Analysts Suspect N. Korea-Linked Hackers Behind $70M Crypto Theft September 18, 2023 By Elizabeth Howcroft and Raphael Satter Blockchain researchers say North Korea-linked hackers are likely behind a $70 million theft from crypto exchange CoinEx. CoinEx, which says...
Tornado Cash Founders Charged by US in Money Laundering Scheme August 25, 2023 By Bob Van Voris and Allyson Versprille Two founders of Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixing service that has been under scrutiny by various US agencies for more...
Fake Job Offer Opened Door to Suspected North Korean Crypto Hack August 10, 2023 By Ott Tammik and Aaron Eglitis In late July, a programmerat Estonia’s CoinsPaid, the world’s biggest crypto payment provider, met over video link with a recruiter...
FBI Says N. Korea-Related Hacker Group Behind Crypto Firm Heist January 25, 2023 A hacker group associated with North Korea, the Lazarus Group, also known as APT38, was responsible for the theft last...
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash August 8, 2022 By Christopher Bing and Daphne Psaledakis The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from...