Ethereum smart contracts infected with the virus are distributed via NPM and GitHub
In the NPM package repository, pieces of malicious code were found that use Ethereum smart contracts to download malware. Users of public libraries of blockchain-related code may become victims of the attackers. Similar actions were previously attributed by Binance to North Korean hackers.
North Korean hackers Lazarus destroyed the British crypto platform Lykke
The British cryptocurrency company Lykke lost £17 million ($23 million) and was forced to close due to hackers from North Korea. A well-known cyber group Lazarus is suspected of committing the hack. The attack was aimed at Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies of the Lykke platform.
North Korean hackers are trying to get a job at Binance every day
North Korean hackers, the most famous of which are Lazarus Group, began to turn their attention to cryptocurrencies two or three years ago. Recently, they have also focused on the job market. Jimmy Su, Chief Security Officer at Binance, explained how the exchange detects North Korean hackers posing as candidates for open positions. He also…
North Korean hackers have stolen $1.6 billion in cryptocurrency since the beginning of 2025
North Korean hacker groups have become more active in attacking using lures in the form of freelance work in IT and crypto to gain access to cloud systems and steal cryptocurrencies. A report from Google Cloud says that the Google Threat Intelligence Group is “actively tracking” UNC 4899 (TraderTraitor, Jade Sleet, or Slow Pisces) — a…
US hacker created a «laptop farm» for DPRK hackers — now will spend 8 years in prison
A woman who just ran TikTok was no ordinary US citizen. The Arizona resident secretly organized a laptop farm with North Korea hackers.
North Korean hackers send virus through vacancies in the crypto sphere
In May, a Python-based remote access trojan (RAT) called PylangGhost was discovered. The malware is distributed by DPRK hackers Famous Chollima because of the job offers in the cryptocurrency industry.
The only Steam user from the DPRK has mysteriously disappeared — don't worry, he's fine
Yesterday, users could have lost an Internet legend — the only player from North Korea disappeared from Steam. But Reddit was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
BBC reveals smartphone from North Korea — looks like Huawei and saves screenshots every 5 minutes to a secret folder
BBC journalists shown on video a smartphone smuggled out of North Korea by Seoul’s Daily NK — a rare (and somewhat disturbing) look at modern devices from a dystopian reality.
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