North Korea’s cyber teams have quietly cleaned out more than $6 billion from crypto since 2017, and 2026 alone has already added nearly $600 million to that total. Instead of just guessing passwords or sending phishing links, these operatives now spend months face-to-face with targets, building trus
In 2025, the crypto world faced a tough year. Hackers stole a huge amount of money, over $2. 72 billion. This was even more than the previous year, despite the crypto market being slow. The biggest hit came early in February when Bybit, a major exchange, lost about $1. 5 billion. Experts think North
North Korean hackers have found a new way to target crypto startups. They are using fake Zoom updates to sneak malware onto Mac computers. This malware, called NimDoor, is more advanced than usual. It uses a mix of different programming languages to steal data and stay hidden. The hackers first tri
In the realm of cryptocurrency, where fortunes can change in an instant, a major event unfolded on the night of February 21. Ben Zhou, the CEO of a popular crypto exchange, was going about his usual routine. He was about to approve a seemingly ordinary transaction, moving a large sum of Ether from o
Ever heard of the North Korean hacker group, Lazarus? They're back with a new trick, the FBI says. After stealing billions in crypto, they're now pretending to be venture capitalists to target startup CEOs. In November 2023, they fooled a crypto startup's CEO using a fake Telegram account. They sent
