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North Korean hackers steal record $2 billion in crypto in 2025
North Korean hackers stole at least $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, marking the highest annual total on record and pushing the country’s cumulative haul to roughly $6.75 billion. The figure represents a 51% increase from 2024, despite fewer confirmed incidents, highlighting a clear shift toward fewer but significantly larger attacks, reports CoinDesk. A major contributor was the $1.4 billion Bybit hack in March, which alone accounted for a substantial share of the year’s losses. Unlike most cybercriminal groups, DPRK-linked actors focus overwhelmingly on large, centralized crypto services rather than ... (full story)