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North Korean Hackers Have Already Stolen Over $2 Billion in Crypto This Year
The year isn't even over, but North Korean hackers have already stolen an estimated $2 billion+ in cryptocurrency in 2025, a record-breaking haul. This is the most North Korean hackers have ever looted in a single year, according to blockchain tracking firm Elliptic. “This brings the cumulative known value of cryptoassets stolen by the [North Korean] regime to more than $6 billion,” it says. This year in particular, North Korean hackers made a killing by stealing over $1.4 billion from the Bybit exchange in February, what’s become the largest crypto heist in history. To do so, hackers first infiltrated a digit ... (full story)
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