North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang the capital and the largest city in the country.

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Chainalysis: Crypto Hacking Slows as North Korea Redirects Resources
Chainalysis: Crypto Hacking Slows as North Korea Redirects Resources
December 19, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The total value stolen in crypto hacks reached $2.2 billion in 2024, a figure that was higher than the $1.8 billion taken in 2023 but...

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FBI Ties $40 Million in Stolen Crypto to North Korea
FBI Ties $40 Million in Stolen Crypto to North Korea
August 23, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The FBI says a hacker group with ties to North Korea may try to sell $40 million in stolen bitcoin. “Over the last 24 hours, the FBI...

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UN Says North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto in 2022
UN Says North Korea Stole Record Amount of Crypto in 2022
February 07, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The United Nations says North Korea stole a record amount of cryptocurrency assets last year. As Reuters reported Tuesday (Feb. 7), a confidential UN report...

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Chainalysis Aids US in Recovering $30M in Stolen Crypto
Chainalysis Aids US in Recovering $30M in Stolen Crypto
September 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. has seized more than $30 million in crypto that North Korean-linked hackers allegedly stole, a blog post from crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis said,...

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U.S. Secretary of State Tweets, Deletes, Tweets About Tornado Cash
U.S. Secretary of State Tweets, Deletes, Tweets About Tornado Cash
August 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In a since-deleted tweet, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken seemed to say that virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash was sponsored by North Korea. The...

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DOJ Recovers $500K in Healthcare Ransom Demanded by North Korean Hackers 
DOJ Recovers $500K in Healthcare Ransom Demanded by North Korean Hackers 
July 21, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Roughly a half-million dollars was seized on behalf of healthcare providers that reportedly paid ransom to North Korean hackers, the U.S Department of Justice said. ...

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North Korea Hack Nets $625M on Heels of Crypto Developer Sentencing
North Korea Hack Nets $625M on Heels of Crypto Developer Sentencing
April 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Less than two days after a well-known crypto developer was sentenced to more than five years in prison for teaching North Korean crypto conference attendees...

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Today in Data: Crypto Is at the Center of the Payments Universe
Today in Data: Crypto Is at the Center of the Payments Universe
April 14, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, Ark Invest sells its PayPal stake because it believes in Cash App’s cryptocurrency-focused future. Plus, Ethereum Foundation developer Virgil Griffith gets a...

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Crypto Developer Gets 5-Year Sentence for Helping N. Korea Skirt Sanctions
Crypto Developer Gets 5-Year Sentence for Helping N. Korea Skirt Sanctions
April 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Here’s a tip: If you’re going to go give a speech on crypto at a conference run by a country under stiff sanctions, maybe don’t...

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