Wednesday, October 08, 2025

North Korean hackers stole over $2 billion in crypto so far in 2025, researchers say

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"... On Tuesday, Elliptic published a blog post with this new estimate, which the company says is the “largest annual total on record, with three months still to go,” and is based on more than 30 hacks this year.  ...

The previous record was in 2022, when North Korea stole $1.35 billion. The regime’s total amount of stolen crypto since 2017 is at least $6 billion, according to Elliptic, which said that figure may still be an underestimate. ..."

North Korean hackers stole over $2 billion in crypto so far in 2025, researchers say | TechCrunch

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