Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on yet another cryptocurrency mixing platform, labeling Sinbad.io as a “key money-laundering tool” used by the North Kore...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
The government department has previously imposed sanctions on crypto mixers Blender and Tornado Cash despite many in the space pushing back on actions against software tools....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 months ago
The North Korea-backed hacker group is thought to be behind the Nov. 10 Poloniex hot wallet breach. A market research platform has said “a leakage of the private key” could be the reason why the hot wallet got breached.
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Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 6 months ago
The recent revelation by Elliptic highlights a troubling surge in cross-chain crime, now amounting to $7 billion, with North Korean affiliated Lazarus Group playing a significant role. These findings from the 2023 edition of 'The State of Cross-chain...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 7 months ago
The North Korean hacking collective has at least $47 million in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, Ether, BNB and various stablecoins, including Binance USD. North Kor...
by COINS NEWS - 7 months ago
North Korean state-affiliated hacking groups have stolen more than $340 million worth of crypto so far this year from crypto exchanges and web3 apps, according to a new report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The thefts add on to a re...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 7 months ago
Hacking groups linked to North Korea are increasingly using exchanges in Russia to launder crypto, Chainalysis revealed. The shift in their strategy, registered by the blockchain forensics firm, coincides with a drop in the value of the stolen crypto...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 7 months ago
Crypto bad actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have stolen $340.4 million in 2023, down from $1.7 billion from the prior year, but that’s no reason to feel at ease....
by COINS NEWS - 7 months ago
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by COINS NEWS - 7 months ago
The Lazarus group are state sponsored north Korean hackers and they have been targeting crypto for quite some time. All the well known recent hacks and drains in crypto have been because of them. Atomic wallet was hacked for over $100 million, they...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 7 months ago
In a startling revelation, the North Korean hacker group, Lazarus Group, is reportedly behind the recent CoinEx crypto exchange hack. This revelation comes after cybersecurity firm SlowMist and renowned on-chain analyst ZachXBT connected the dots bet...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 7 months ago
CoinEx was hacked for over $54 million, with blockchain security firms tying the attack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group.
The hackers are reportedly the same one behind recent attacks on Optimism and Polygon.
The hack on crypto exchange CoinEx...
by COINS NEWS - 7 months ago
Security firm SlowMist estimated that at least $55 million in digital assets were taken by the CoinEx hackers. The attack on crypto exchange CoinEx, which drained at...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 7 months ago
A well-known North Korean hacker group has once again made headlines this week, as federal authorities have revealed that they successfully stolen approximately $41 million worth of cryptocurrencies. This audacious theft targeted an online casino and...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 7 months ago
After investigating, the FBI concluded that the hack of crypto gambling site Stake was carried out by North Korean hackers Lazarus Group. The $41 million hack of crypt...