North Korea carries out cyber warfare via ‘army of crypto hackers’: US Army
The team of hackers is reportedly controlled by Bureau 121, the division with responsibility for cyber warfare in the rogue state.
The team of hackers is reportedly controlled by Bureau 121, the division with responsibility for cyber warfare in the rogue state.
The new Crypto Intelligence Briefs is designed to cast light on the mechanisms used for illegal transactions in digital currency.
The two North Koreans helped launder money stolen from crypto exchanges, and used other crypto exchanges to do it.
The Lazarus hacker group has not rested, and recently they’ve increased their attacks on cryptocurrency targets.
Called "Korean International Blockchain Conference," the inaugural blockchain conference is hosted by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) in the capital city of Pyongyang, starting Oct. 1.
Dubbed Ryuk, there are suggestions the ransomware attacks could be linked to a North Korean hacker group known to rely on BTC ransom payments.
Beware: even Word documents are not safe.