Following February’s $1.4 billion hack of crypto exchange Bybit — the largest cyber heist in history — THORChain emerged as central to North Korea’s laundering operations. Researchers tracked nearly …
How North Korea Cheated Its Way to Crypto Billions
More than $6 billion from heists highlights the sophistication of cyber operations funneling cash to Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program.
North Korean crypto hackers are getting more sophisticated
Crypto firm Paradigm warns in a report titled “Demystifying the North Korean Threat” that North Korean cyberwarfare attacks on the cryptocurrency industry are growing in sophistication, and the number …
North Korea tech workers found among staff at UK blockchain projects
Increased scrutiny from authorities in the US is forcing North Korea’s fraudulent IT workers to expand to the UK and Europe, says Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.
North Korea tech workers found among staff at UK blockchain projects
Increased scrutiny from authorities in the US is forcing North Korea’s fraudulent IT workers to expand to the UK and Europe, says Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.
North Korean hackers adopt ClickFix attacks to target crypto firms
The notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group has reportedly adopted ‘ClickFix’ tactics to deploy malware targeting job seekers in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly centralized finance …
Why Economic Sanctions Against Iran Are Backfiring
The past few decades in Iran have been a natural experiment in the effect of economic sanctions. Iran has more of a market economy than other targets of U.S. sanctions, such as Cuba and North Korea.
What Tulsi Gabbard Said About North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons
Gabbard said that Kim Jong Un is likely preparing to order North Korea’s first nuclear test in over six years.
Nuclear-Armed North Korea Threatens US With ‘Overwhelming’ Response
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers that Pyongyang may be preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear weapons test “on short notice.” …
Collateral Damage: UN Sanctions on North Korea at Risk in Putin-Trump Dealings
Neither Trump nor Putin has much incentive to address the North Korea issue, but leaving it off the table risks putting the nail in the coffin of the U.N.’s nonproliferation efforts.