The US Treasury's OFAC sanctions individuals and companies linked to North Korea's fake tech worker scheme, including “malicious cyber actor” Song Kum Hyok
The US slapped sanctions on individuals and companies linked to a scheme that involves recruiting North Koreans to pose …
Google researchers say DPRK's IT workers are fraudulently securing remote roles at companies in Germany, Portugal, and the UK, after facing sanctions in the US
North Korea's IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe.
Arkham says ZachXBT submitted proof that North Korea's Lazarus Group is behind Bybit's $1.5B hack, which is the largest single theft in crypto history
There are reports that this address was used in an exploit on Bybit. Faarea Masud / BBC : Cryptocurrency theft of £1.1bn could be biggest ever Cas Abbé / Blockchain.News : Lazarus Group Hacks Bybit fo...
Arkham says ZachXBT submitted proof that North Korea's Lazarus Group is behind Bybit's $1.5B hack, which is the largest single theft in crypto history
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Analysis: North Korea's Lazarus sent $150K+ in crypto to Cambodian company Huione Pay between June 2023 and February 2024, showing how the group launders funds
Tom Wilson / Reuters :
A profile of hacker Alejandro Caceres, aka P4x, who took down North Korea's internet in 2022 and says the US needs to wield its hacking powers more aggressively
As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods.
TRM Labs: North Korea-affiliated hackers were responsible for almost a third of all crypto thefts in 2023, stealing $600M+, which is ~30% less than in 2022
U.S. national security officials have raised concerns about North Korea's use of stolen crypto to develop nuclear weapons. — Register Now
The US is focusing on blocking North Korea's ability to launder its crypto stolen via cyberattacks, which the US thinks funds North Korea's weapons programs
While there were techies who naively bought the hype that the blockchain and decentralized would magically solve a host of problems, VCs like a16z were never that naive. … X: Jackie Singh / @hackingbu...
The US is focusing on blocking North Korea's ability to launder its crypto stolen via cyberattacks, which the US thinks funds North Korea's weapons programs
The Biden administration is doing more to counter North Korean hackers amid concerns their cryptocurrency heists are powering the country's weapons programs. Mastodon: @Free_Press@mstdn.social and @ca...
Cisco Talos: North Korea's Lazarus is using a new malware variant to target internet backbone infrastructure and healthcare entities in Europe and the US
A notorious hacking group working on behalf of the North Korean government is using a new strain of malware to attack healthcare entities …