Japanese Crypto Firm SBI Loses $21 Million In Suspected North Korean Cyberattack
Reports have disclosed that Japanese firm SBI Crypto saw about $21 million siphoned from company-linked wallets on September 24, 2025. Related Reading: Dogecoin Mining Gets $2.5M Boost From Trump-Linked Thumzup Media Blockchain sleuths flagged the movement, and on-chain traces show funds leaving addresses that start with “0x40d7” and “bc1qx0a2k.” The assets included Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, […]
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According to the co-founder of Debridge Finance, Alex Smirnov, the infamous North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group subjected Debridge to an attempted cyberattack. Smirnov has warned Web3 teams that the campaign is likely widespread. Lazarus Group Suspected of Attacking Debridge Finance Team Members With a Malicious Group Email There’s been a great number of attacks against decentralized finance (defi) protocols like cross-chain bridges in 2022. While most of the hackers are unknown, it’s been suspected that the North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group has been....
Hackers from North Korea has reportedly found a new victim in DeBridge Finance, a cross-chain interoperability and liquidity transfer protocol, multiple sources disclose, Saturday. Based on DeBridge’s initial assessment, the attempted cyberattack likely originated from the notorious North Korean hacking syndicate, Lazarus Group. Several DeBridge team members received a faked email containing a PDF file titled “New Salary […]
Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has revealed that U.S. authorities have seized cryptocurrency worth $30 million from North Korean hackers. “This marks the first time ever that cryptocurrency stolen by a North Korean hacking group has been seized, and we’re confident it won’t be the last,” the firm’s director of investigations said.
$30 Million in Seized Crypto Linked to North Korea
Erin Plante, a senior director of investigations at blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis, revealed Thursday at the Axiecon event that authorities....
Entertainment giant Sony has been hacked in one of the most damaging cyberattacks ever. The attackers leaked what appears to be sensitive personal data on roughly 47,000 individuals, including celebrities. Security researchers have analyzed a piece of malware that appears to have been used in the Sony hack, designed to wipe data from infected systems. North Korea is considered a suspect, but the country's officials have denied any involvement. At the same time, the North Korean authorities praised the cyberattack as a "righteous deed" potentially orchestrated by supporters furious over a....