North Korea, cryptocurrency

This Crowdfunded Project Was a Scam Linked to North Koreans
The 'Kratos' project on Indiegogo appears to have links to a company known for hosting fake IT workers from North Korea.
North Korea linked to crypto heists of over $650 million in 2024 alone
A joint report by Japan, South Korea, and the US links the DPRK-affiliated Lazarus Group with last year’s $235 million theft from an Indian crypto exchange.
North Korea stole over $659M in crypto heists during 2024, deployed fake job seekers
A joint international statement provides the first official confirmation that North Korea was behind the $235M hack of WazirX, India's largest cryptocurrency exchange. North Korean state-sponsored hackers stole $659 million through multiple cryptocurrency heists in 2024.
North Korea Stole at Least $659 Million in Cryptocurrency Last Year
The US, South Korea, and Japan warn the tech industry about North Korean hackers using malware and remote IT job scams to orchestrate the crypto heists.
Crypto klepto North Korea stole $659M over just 5 heists last year
US, Japan, South Korea vow to intensify counter efforts North Korean blockchain bandits stole more than half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency in 2024 alone, the US, Japan, and South Korea say.… The sum of stolen assets totaled a little more than $659 million across five major incidents,
'N Korean hackers stole $235mn from WazirX'
BENGALURU: The US, Japan and South Korea issued a joint statement on Tuesday which said that North Korean cyber operatives were responsible for orchestrating the significant $235 million breach at WazirX cryptocurrency exchange last year.
S. Korea, U.S., Japan identify N. Korea behind US$659 million crypto theft in 2024
North Korean hackers stole some US$659 million worth of crypto assets through multiple hacks in 2024 as it continues its malicious cyber activities to fund its illicit weapons programs, a joint statement by South Korea,
North Korea the worst country to be a Christian, Open Doors report says
The Christian faith is considered treasonous and a "crime of all crimes" in North Korea, punishable by being sent to a gulag or execution, the Christian charity Open Doors says.
‘Ready to sacrifice’: Evidence of North Korean soldiers detonating before capture
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has previously hailed his army as “the strongest in the world”, according to state media.
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What North Korea gains by sending troops to fight for Russia
These days Russia and North Korea are writing a new battlefield history together. North Korea has dispatched some 12,000 ...
North Korean beachside 'tourist city' to put industry on track for 'epochal development'
North Korea is set to open a long-awaited beachfront "tourist city" later this year as the "first big step" to developing the ...
North Korea fires short-range missiles ahead of Trump return
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, marking ...
The Diplomat1d
North Korea in 2025: Make Money Not War
A country on the precipice of war with its neighbors would not be selling arms and sending troops off to fight in a distant ...
North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters in its second launch event ...
North Korea tests 'several' missiles, South Korean military says
North Korea launched "several short-range ballistic missiles," that landed in the Sea of Japan Tuesday morning local time, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.