The Silent Cyber War: How North Korea Turned Crypto Theft Into a Multi-Billion Dollar Weapon

For years, the cryptocurrency industry sold itself as the future of money — borderless, decentralized, unstoppable. But somewhere in the shadows of that revolution, another system was quietly being built. One driven not by innovation, but by survival, sanctions, and state-sponsored cyber warfare. A new report from blockchain security giant CertiK paints a disturbing picture…

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North Korean Hackers Deploy AI-Powered Social Engineering in $100K Zerion Attack

Cryptocurrency wallet provider Zerion disclosed that North Korean-affiliated hackers used artificial intelligence to orchestrate a sophisticated social engineering attack that resulted in approximately $100,000 stolen from the company’s hot wallets last week. The incident marks the second major AI-enabled social engineering attack attributed to North Korean threat actors this month, following the $280 million exploit…

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North Korean Hackers Behind $285 Million Drift Protocol Exploit, Elliptic Says

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has flagged the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit as bearing multiple hallmarks of North Korea’s state-sponsored DPRK hacker group, according to a Thursday report. The incident represents the largest crypto hack of the year and signals an escalating campaign of large-scale digital asset theft linked to weapons program funding. Elliptic’s analysis…

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