North Korea

Google: North Korean hackers use AI-deepfakes to target crypto
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13 February, 2026

Google: North Korean hackers use AI-deepfakes to target crypto

North Korean hackers are evolving their tactics with AI deepfakes, targeting digital currency and DeFi sectors, warns Google's Mandiant in...
2025’s crypto criminals: Making bank while cutting off fingers
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31 December, 2025

2025’s crypto criminals: Making bank while cutting off fingers

2025 exposed a darker side of crypto crime, with unprecedented profits from hacks and a troubling shift toward physical threats...
N. Korea’s Lazarus Group suspected to be behind $30M Upbit hack
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4 December, 2025

N. Korea’s Lazarus Group suspected to be behind $30M Upbit hack

The Korea Times reported that authorities plan to investigate Upbit, under suspicion that the Lazarus Group was behind the November...
Crypto’s role in pig butchering scams laid bare in new ICIJ report
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18 November, 2025

Crypto’s role in pig butchering scams laid bare in new ICIJ report

A major report exposes how digital assets facilitate pig butchering scams, revealing ties to exchanges like Binance and OKX in...
US issues fresh sanctions over North Korean fraud scheme
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7 November, 2025

US issues fresh sanctions over North Korean fraud scheme

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned eight people and two entities linked to North Korea’s cybercrime network for laundering funds that support...
US defibrillates market structure talks; banks v Coinbase gets nasty
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6 November, 2025

US defibrillates market structure talks; banks v Coinbase gets nasty

The U.S. Senate is making progress toward digital asset market structure legislation, while a fight between U.S. banks and Coinbase...