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Bybit’s Phantom Hacker Becomes Ethereum’s Shadow Whale by Fragmenting Fortune Across 54 Wallets

In recent days, the cryptocurrency platform Bybit fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack, hemorrhaging over $1.4 billion in assets purportedly tied to operatives from North Korea. As of this report,…

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North Korea’s Lazarus Group’s Sophisticated Tactics Behind $1.46B Bybit Crypto Heist

North Korea’s Lazarus Group, a state-backed hacking collective renowned for its technical sophistication, executed the largest cryptocurrency theft in history by stealing $1.46 billion from Bybit, investigators confirmed. North Korea’s…

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Report: Lazarus Group Exploits Github, NPM Packages in Cryptocurrency Malware Campaign   

A state-aligned cyber collective from North Korea has compromised Github repositories and NPM modules with stealthy malicious code to pilfer digital currencies, per a Securityscorecard STRIKE Team analysis. Security Researchers…

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Illicit On-Chain Activity Expands Beyond Cybercrime to National Threats: Chainalysis

As cryptocurrency gains mainstream traction, its use in illicit activities has diversified, extending beyond traditional cybercrime. Chainalysis has warned that these activities even include threats like national security breaches and…

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North Korea Signals Closer BRICS Relations Amid Growing Russia Ties

North Korea may be ramping up efforts to align itself with the BRICS economic bloc, as its top diplomat skipped the United Nations General Assembly in favor of a BRICS-related…

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