Ethereum Targets North Korea’s Secret Workforce — Are Your Favorite DeFi Prot...
The Ethereum Foundation exposed 100 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)‑linked IT workers embedded across roughly 53 crypto projects. Ethereum Foundation Levels Up Its Security With A Detective Program The North Korean secret crypto-agents don’t rest, so the Ethereum Foundation decided it was time they put on the detective’s hat to track them before they […]
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Crypto detective ZachXBT uncovered an internal North Korean payment server tied to 390+ accounts, chat logs, and transaction histories. The DPRK Crypto-Infiltration Saga, Part III (From This Week Only) The North Korean secret crypto-agents saga continues. The hidden network of North Korea–aligned crypto hackers have been slowly exposed on the social network X these past […]
North Korea‑connected operatives have spent years quietly embedding themselves inside crypto companies and DeFi projects. A Long-Standing Crypto-Infiltration Saga News and reports from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea tend to have a particular conspiracy theory-action movie feel to them. However, they also have the tendency to be true and not over exaggerated at all. […]
South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, is facing a second major security crisis after 44.5 billion won (around $30–32 million) in digital assets were drained from a hot wallet, with authorities “strongly” suspecting North Korea’s Lazarus Group. According to ICT industry sources and government officials cited by Yonhap News on November 28, investigators are focusing […]
Amidst yet another big hack attributed to North Korea-linked operatives, some crypto builders have confessed they are passing tests during interviews to developers to make sure they are not North Korean agents. The Fool-Proof “Kim Jong‑Un Test” For Crypto Developers Once again, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is responsible for some action movie-sounding moves. Following the attribution of the April 1st $285 million attack on Drift Protocol to UNC4736, a North Korea–aligned, state‑sponsored hacking group, multiple crypto industry actors have taken to the social network X....
This Friday, the first South Korean crypto regulatory framework has gone into effect after the one-year preparation period. The new law requires firms in the country to comply with stricter requirements to protect investors and their assets. Related Reading: $235 Million Crypto Theft from WazirX Was ‘Perpetrated’ By North Korean Hackers, Report Reveals South Korea’s […]