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North Korean Internet Use Spikes 300% as Regime Turns to Cryptocurrencies
11.2.2020
According to a new report, North Korean internet usage is up as state actors use it as a means for raising revenues and skirting sanctions
North Korean Hackers Created Realistic Trading Bot to Steal Money
5.2.2020
North Korean hackers created a realistic trading bot website to phish DragonEx employees
UN Warns Against Attending North Korean Crypto Conference Next Month
15.1.2020
The United Nations says attending North Korea's cryptocurrency conference in February would likely be a violation of sanctions
United Nations Says Stay Away From North Korean Crypto Conference
15.1.2020
U.N. sanctions experts have warned the public against attending a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea
North Korean Hackers Now Using Telegram to Steal Crypto: Kaspersky
9.1.2020
Hacking group Lazarus is developing sophisticated new techniques to steal cryptocurrencies from victims
North Korean Hacker Group Modifies Crypto-Stealing Malware
9.1.2020
The Lazarus hacker group — widely believed to be sponsored by North Korea — is deploying new viruses to steal cryptocurrencies, Kaspersky states
North Korean Hacking Group May Be Behind Malware-Laden Fake Crypto Site
4.12.2019
A new and hard-to-detect macOS malware variant has been discovered lurking on a fake cryptocurrency trading site
MARKETS DAILY: A North Korean Conspiracy and Top Hacks of 2019
2.12.2019
This time we're talking crypto and traditional market, an ethereum developer in hot water after alleged sanction busting, and a look at this years biggest exchange hacks
UN Claims Hong Kong Blockchain Firm Is North Korean Laundering Sham
6.11.2019
United Nations committee accuses North Korea of using a Hong Kong blockchain firm as a front to launder funds
U.S. Agents to Hunt North Korean Crypto Hackers + 14 More Crypto News
23.10.2019
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The United States National Security Agency has launched a new cybersecurity unit – with staff members who...
Small Crypto Exchanges ‘Low-hanging Fruit’ for North Korean Hackers
15.10.2019
A South Korean security expert says he is “unsurprised” by allegations that hackers from the North have developed a so-called “fake crypto app” that allows them to seize control of computers. The expert says Pyongyang cyber-criminals are becoming more “technologically adroit” in their methods...
North Korea Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency to Bypass Economic Sanctions
19.9.2019
A North Korean official claims that a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) cryptocurrency is on the horizon. According to a delegate for the Committee for Cultural Relations, Alejandro Cao de Benós, the country plans to forge a token backed by a physical commodity like gold...
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Hacking Groups for Supporting illicit Weapon and Missile Programs
15.9.2019
Recently, the U.S. has sanctioned three elements it blamed for executing cyber attacks in the interest of the North Korean government to help Pyongyang’s “illicit weapon and missile programs.” Further, the operation might focus on the Bluenoroff, Lazarus Group, and Andariel,...
US Treasury Sanctions North Korean Hacker Groups for Cyber Attacks
13.9.2019
The US Treasury announces sanctions against three North Korean state-sponsored hacker groups responsible for cyber attacks
UN Investigating 35 North Korean Cyberattack Instances in 17 Nations
14.8.2019
The United Nations experts have said that they are probing a minimum of 35 cyberattack incidents in as many as 17 nations carried out by North Koreans. As per The Associated Press reports, North Koreans are using cyberattacks for raising money illegally for the nuclear program. Moreover, they...
UN Report: South Korea Hardest Hit By North Korean Cyber Attacks
13.8.2019
North Korea targets its Southern neighbours the most with cyberattacks
UN Investigating 35 North Korean Military-Funding Cyberattacks
13.8.2019
A more detailed U.N. report says North Korea is attacking banks via the SWIFT network, hacking crypto exchanges and cryptojacking
UN Believes North Korean Crypto Raiders Have Amassed USD 2Bn
5.8.2019
North Korea is reportedly continuing to intensify its attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges – and may have accrued a staggering USD 2 billion from its efforts so far.
In Japan, newspaper Asahi Shinbum says it has obtained access to an as-yet-unpublished, 142-page UN Security Council report that...
North Korean Hackers Eyeing Cryptocurrencies of South Korean Users
31.5.2019
North Korean hackers aimed the major South Korean digital currency exchange Upbit through a phishing strike as per the report surfaced. A cybersecurity company, East Security released the information. As per the company reports, the hackers targeted the user of Upbit through phishing email on...
North Korean Hackers Target UpBit’s South Korean Users
31.5.2019
North Korean hackers have been using a familiar phishing tool to steal UpBit customer details