Stolen: North Korea becomes the third largest bitcoin-holding country
Thanks to the theft of $1.5 billion in crypto assets from the Bybit exchange last month, the DPRK has managed to rise to third place in the list of countries with the largest number of bitcoins. Pyongyang is now second only to the United States and the United Kingdom.
Hackers who stole $1.5 billion from Bybit attack OKX crypto exchange
The leading cryptocurrency exchange OKX was attacked by North Korean hackers Lazarus. The same ones as last month stole $1.5 billion from Bybit. Cybercriminals targeted the DEX aggregator service. For this reason, OKX decided to suspend the platform.
Hackers laundered all $1.5 billion stolen from Bybit and helped THORchain earn $5.5 million
North Korean hackers Lazarus managed to launder all assets, stolen from the Bybit exchange. In just 10 days, they laundered 499,000 ETH worth about $1.5 billion (estimated at the time of the crime). EmberCN analysts reported that most of the cryptocurrency was withdrawn through THORChain protocol, which earned $5.5 million in commissions. Hackers…
THORChain protocol earned $3M on Bybit hackers money laundering
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially stated that Bybit hack for $1.5 billion linked to the North Korean hacker group Lazarus (also known as TraderTraitor) and identified the incident as a state-sponsored cyberattack aimed at laundering assets across multiple blockchains. The FBI called for blocking the hackers’…
North Korea’s missile with a spy satellite explodes — for the third time
On Monday, North Korea attempted to launch a military satellite into orbit. The rocket carrying the satellite exploded in midair shortly after takeoff, marking the country’s third failed attempt to launch a spy satellite.
North Korean animators are secretly working on Amazon and HBO projects
North Korean animators are secretly working on major international animation series — Invincible by Amazon and Iyanu: Child of Wonder by HBO.
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