Tuesday, January 14, 2025

North Korea stole over $659M in multiple crypto heists during 2024, deployed fake job seekers

North Korea is a busy dictatorship and criminal enterprise!

Perhaps sending North Korean soldiers to fight in the Russo-Ukrainian War will finally bring down this regime!

"North Korean-backed hackers stole at least $659 million through multiple cryptocurrency heists in 2024, while also deploying IT workers to infiltrate blockchain companies as insider threats, according to Japan, South Korea and the United States in a rare joint statement on Tuesday.

The announcement provided the first official confirmation that North Korea was behind July’s $235 million hack of WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The July 2024 breach forced WazirX to suspend trading and later restructure the firm. ..."

"... As recently as September 2024, the United States government observed aggressive targeting of the cryptocurrency industry by the DPRK with well-disguised social engineering attacks that ultimately deploy malware, such as TraderTraitor, AppleJeus and others.  The Republic of Korea and Japan have observed similar trends and tactics used by the DPRK. ..."

North Korea stole over $659M in crypto heists during 2024, deployed fake job seekers | TechCrunch

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