ALERT: North Korean hackers are circulating an MS Word document to steal from crypto workers
Beware: even Word documents are not safe.
Beware: even Word documents are not safe.
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.
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 focus of the investigation starts with Roger Ver’s acquisition of thousands of BTC tokens, a process that began in 2011 through two Ver-controlled California-based companies: MemoryDealers.com Inc. and Agilestar.com Inc.
According to Elliptic, the methods used by the hackers in carrying out the hack and laundering the funds are reminiscent of other incidents that have been linked to the Lazarus Group.
Working similarly with other hacking gangs, BlueNoroff uses fake websites and mimics popular VC firms and financial institutions to scam victims in Europe and the Far East, particularly in Japan.
Hackers from Lazarus Group from North Korea posed as macOS engineers and convinced actual engineers to download the malware and infect the exchange in April.
An "Airbus for the metaverse" is projected to provide a European innovation network while ensuring access to skilled talent in Europe and foster demand, scale, and open innovation across the bloc.
A former Block employee had met with prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York regarding 'compliance lapses’ at Block’s Square and Cash App divisions.
Japan accounted for 30% of digital assets stolen globally, and Elliptic’s research traced them to Lazarus Group, the hacking group with links to North Korea.
The two North Koreans helped launder money stolen from crypto exchanges, and used other crypto exchanges to do it.