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A Maryland man was sentenced to prison this week for helping IT workers linked to North Korea infiltrate US companies. This incident fits into a wider pattern in 2025, where insider access and rising crypto theft are becoming key features of North Korea’s cyber strategy.
2025-12-6 01:50 | |
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North Korea is relying on stolen graphics cards for advancing its crypto theft efforts, according to a recent report.
2025-12-1 11:03 | |
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North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group is suspected of stealing about $30.6 million from Upbit, the largest crypto exchange in South Korea. That’s according to a [...]
2025-11-29 11:40 | |
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Key Takeaways: South Korea signals it may reconsider its sanctions policy on North Korea after the U.S. targets Pyongyang’s crypto-laundering network tied to weapons funding. North Korean hackers have allegedly The post Seoul Weighs Sanctions Shift as North Korea’s $3 Billion Crypto Theft Fuels Nuclear Ambitions appeared first on CryptoNinjas.
2025-11-9 12:48 | |
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Key Takeaways Who is behind most of North Korea’s cyberattacks? The Lazarus Group, a state-backed hacking unit under North Korea’s intelligence agency, is behind many of the major crypto heists.
2025-11-6 03:00 | |
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North Korea now holds 13,562 BTC, worth $1. 14 billion, surpassing Bhutan and El Salvador 50% of North Korea’s weapons program is being funded through crypto thefts North Korea has quietly The post North Korea's 13.
2025-3-18 09:00 | |
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In a joint statement, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea highlight the growing threat posed by North Korean cyber actors to the global crypto sector. The United States, Japan, and South Korea have warned the blockchain industry about North Korean…
2025-1-14 14:30 | |
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South Korea has announced sanctions against 15 individuals and one entity from North Korea involved in cybercrimes, including large-scale cryptocurrency heists. The move comes amid rising concerns about North Korea’s use of cyber operations to fund its weapons programs and evade international sanctions.
2024-12-27 05:00 | |
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South Korea is doubling down on its efforts to curb North Korea's cyber-funded arms programs. A newly revised bill sets its sights on tracking and freezing North Korean crypto assets, marking a significant advance in the fight against illicit digital financing.
2023-9-5 19:15 | |
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South Korea has announced sanctions against North Korea’s crypto crimes while the government is adopting and building on blockchain technology. The post South Korea Fights Back Against Crypto Thefts With North Korea Sanctions appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-2-11 18:30 | |
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A panel of experts at the United Nations says that North Korea has amassed $316 million in cryptocurrencies from various cyberattacks on crypto exchanges and financial institutions. The panel also investigated North Korea’s involvement in the $281 million hack of a crypto exchange.
2021-2-10 20:05 | |
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A preliminary report from a United Nations inquiry suggests North Korea is using the proceeds from crypto hacks to funds its weapons programs.
2021-2-10 08:49 | |
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Officials have warned that there are ongoing threats against the US financial system by cybercriminals based in North Korea. There has been no explanation for what prompted the warning. Could North Korea be looking to destabilize the U.
2020-4-17 20:10 | |
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The US government urged countermeasures to stymie North Korea's billion-dollar cybercrime campaigns.
2020-4-16 21:05 | |
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The United Nations (UN) is warning crypto-enthusiasts not to attend a cryptocurrency conference slated to be held in North Korea. Like the U. S. , the UN maintains that attending tech conferences in North Korea amount to a violation of international sanctions.
2020-1-16 02:00 | |
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The United Nations warns blockchain specialists not to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in February. Participation in such events could be evaluated as a violation of international sanctions against North Korea.
2020-1-21 23:50 | |
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North Korea [Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] has been making headlines in the crypto-ecosystem over the past few months, ever since the news of cyber-attackers based in the country surfaced.
2019-9-19 11:30 | |
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North Korea has officially denied being the mastermind behind the theft of over $2 billion USD. According to the official state media outlet the country, the allegations that North Korea is behind several thefts from crypto exchanges are false.
2019-9-3 22:49 | |
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A privileged United Nations report confirms what everybody was suspecting so far: North Korea has been funding their nuclear program through orchestrated cyber-attacks from hacker groups set up and funded by the government.
2019-8-6 17:00 | |
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The Korean peninsula is rife with social and political differences ever since the Korean mainland was split between North and South Korea after the Korean War. According to a report released by The Royal United Services Institute [RUSI], North Korea could target Southeast Asia’s vulnerable crypto-sector.
2019-4-15 20:00 | |
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The UN Security Council recently revealed in their annual report that North Korea has been using cyberattacks and blockchain… The post North Korea Hacked $571M From Asian Crypto Exchanges appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-3-12 23:17 | |
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Bitcoin Can Help Kim Avoid Sanctions In a recent U. N. Security Council meeting, a panel of industry experts claimed that North Korea could have upwards of $670 million worth of currencies that isn’t the nation.
2019-3-9 03:49 | |
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North Korea Still In Love With Bitcoin, Crypto Due to the decentralized, borderless, and censorship-resistant nature of Bitcoin and related technologies, North Korea, the world’s most well-known hermit state, has taken a liking to this decade-old innovation.
2018-12-2 00:26 | |
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South Korean intelligence officials are pointing toward North Korea as being the responsible party behind a string of cryptojacking cases across the country. North Korea Continues to Mine for Crypto on South Korean Computers According to a new intelligence gathering report, prompted by an upcoming visit to North Korea’s nuclear test site by international inspectors,.
2018-11-1 04:00 | |
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New report shows cryptocurrency hacks continue to be lucrative for North Korea, with over half a billion stolen since January 2017.
2018-11-1 23:00 | |
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Cybersecurity and anti-money laundering experts believe that North Korea could be using cryptocurrencies to acquire USD. The country is likely developing its own cryptocurrency and private blockchain.
2018-9-27 12:00 | |
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North Korea is reportedly ramping up the use of cryptocurrencies to evade US economic sanctions. It’s also alleged that the country is developing its own native crypto asset to further assist moving money across borders, according to a duo of financial intelligence analysts from Washington D.
2018-9-24 22:00 | |
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North Korea has been mining bitcoin since at least May 2017 according to a tech intelligence company called Recorded Future. They say: “We see an expanded interest in cryptocurrencies by. .
2018-8-29 15:48 | |
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While South Korea is fast becoming a formidable force to reckon with in the global cryptospace, it’s North Korean brother has been more interested in using its distributed ledger technology expertise to wreak havoc on the world.
2018-8-29 09:00 | |
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Korean Development Bank Report Shows North Korea’s Intent To Enter Crypto Industry Korea Development Bank has issued a recent report that shows local media sources confirming that North Korea has been mining for cryptocurrency.
2018-8-28 20:00 | |
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Blockchain is pervading countries around the world, even those that have kept isolated. North Korea is hosting its first-ever international cryptocurrency and blockchain conference on Oct. 1, 2018.
2018-8-28 10:00 | |
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A report by South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) suggests that North Korea has been mining cryptocurrencies, according to local media. In addition, a technology firm in the country is developing an exchange platform for bitcoin, while average citizens of North Korea have little knowledge of cryptocurrency, the report claims.
2018-8-28 07:45 | |
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Blockchain industry experts are expected to attend North Korea’s first international blockchain conference in Pyongyang and even engage in dialogue with local business officials, according to unofficial sources.
2018-8-28 01:00 | |
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North Korea Plans “Korean International Blockchain Conference” It is common knowledge that the reach of the cryptocurrency industry spans from the northernmost tip of Canada, right to the heart of South Africa.
2018-8-28 22:45 | |
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The central bank of India has reportedly formed a special unit tasked to track emerging technologies such as those related to cryptocurrencies. Its members will be expected to research, draft rules, and, in the future, supervise the development of digital assets, blockchain and artificial intelligence applications.
2018-8-28 19:15 | |
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New reports from the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) reveal that the hermit communist state is planning to host the country’s first blockchain and cryptocurrency conference.
2018-8-28 18:05 | |
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In an attempt to showcase their supposed technological prowess, North Korea will be holding a blockchain and cryptocurrency conference later this year. North Korea plans to host leading blockchain experts from around the globe during a two-day conference called, the “Korean International Blockchain Conference.
2018-8-27 15:25 | |
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Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Okex is enforcing tightened identity verification procedures. Daily withdrawal limits will soon depend on the KYC level passed by its users. The changes will apply to customers of Okex’s partnering platforms as well.
2018-8-26 20:15 | |
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According to a recent report, North Korea is preparing to hold a conference dedicated to blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. The event which is scheduled to take place in October 2018 is assumed to attract experts from around the world who will meet delegates of North Korean enterprises. The conference will be a two-day event in […]
2018-8-26 20:10 | |
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North Korea is reportedly planning to hold a conference devoted to blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies. The event, said to have been scheduled to take place in October, is expected to bring experts from around the world who will meet representatives of North Korean enterprises.
2018-8-26 01:35 | |
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North Korea’s notorious cyber-hacking outfit, “Lazarus Group,” has reportedly deployed a MacOS-based malware to infiltrate cryptocurrency exchanges and applications, according to Kaspersky Labs. North Korean Attackers Strike To date, Lazarus remains an unknown entity, with no information on the number of individuals identifying with the outfit.
2018-8-25 07:00 | |
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ETF’s are back in the news this week with the Winklevoss twins of Gemini getting rejected again, while investment firm Direxion was delayed till September on a final decision.
2018-7-30 18:41 | |
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If you’ve never, never done acid and wondered what it’s like, this week’s news is pretty spot-on. Markets are panicking as the bitcoin price plummets to “only” seven thousand dollars. The host of The Apprentice, President Donald Trump, opened face-to-face negotiations with the DPRK which may finally end the 68-year Korean War.
2018-6-14 19:47 | |
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Additional stories covered in today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief include Coinbase pumping ETC and Binance’s plans to add EUR. Potcoin has been sponsoring the peace missions of Dennis Rodman to North Korea for a while now and it is bearing fruit.
2018-6-12 16:34 | |
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With the Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un meeting now in full effect, in an event known as the Singapore Summit, the world’s media are going a bit crazy, for obvious reasons. This has marked a momentous and historic occasion, so naturally, we did expect to see some sort of cryptocurrency-based publicity stunt.
2018-6-12 16:00 | |
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US president Donald Trump inadvertently caused cannabis-focused altcoin PotCoin to jump 20 percent after his summit with Kim Jong-un. Rodman Showcases ‘Support’ — And PotCoin In a curious first win for cryptocurrency as a direct consequence of the summit, PotCoin became its unofficial sponsor after retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman arrived to “give support” to the two leaders.
2018-6-12 15:00 | |
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Dennis Rodman wore a PotCoin T-shirt as he arrived for the historic summit.
2018-6-12 08:36 | |
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The markets are down this morning in the wake of an alleged $40 Million hack of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, Coinrail. Given current political activities within Singapore (the summit involving both the US President and the Leader of North Korea) we did expect the markets to be a little shaky this morning, the current view however is far worse than we expected.
2018-6-11 12:00 | |
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Surging to a near one-month high of $74,000, bitcoin reversed back to just above $71,000 as news of U.S. military movements in the Middle East rattled risk assets.
A dormant crypto whale just bet $7 million on the Trump memecoin after a new Mar-a-Lago gala was announced, sparking a 60% rally for the struggling token.
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