North Korea linked to crypto heists of over $650 million in 2024 alone

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North Korea linked to crypto heists of over $650 million in 2024 alone
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A joint report from US, Japan, and South Korea suggests North Korean hackers known as Lazarus Group were behind the $235 million crypto heist of Indian exchange WazirX.

Hackers in North Korea stole a total of $659 million in crypto across several heists in 2024, according to a joint statement issued today by the US, Japan, and South Korea. The report specified five such incidents, like the $235 million theft from the Indian crypto exchange WazirX that is being newly attributed to the Lazarus Group. That organization is estimated to have stolen billions across previous attacks over the last decade, including $625 million stolen from Axie Infinity in 2022.

> 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.

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