North Korea

Hacking

North Korean Hackers Now Using Telegram to Steal Crypto: Kaspersky

A cybersecurity firm has warned hacking group Lazarus is developing sophisticated new techniques to steal cryptocurrencies from victims.

News  ·  9 January 2020
North Korea

Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Indicted Over North Korea Event Appearance

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been indicted in New York over allegations relating to a conference appearance in North Korea last April.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 January 2020
North Korea

Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Released on Bail to Parents

Ethereum Foundation developer Virgil Griffith is slated to be released on bail to his parents in Alabama.

News  ·  30 December 2019
Ethereum

Freedom Fighter or Fool? Jury’s Out on Arrested Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith

The case offers a litmus test of sorts: Was Griffith's appearance in North Korea a brazen violation of economic sanctions or a noble act of spreading ethereum's gospel of global reinvention?

People  ·  3 December 2019
Ethereum

Sanctions Weren’t Discussed at North Korea Crypto Conference, Attendee Says

The U.S. government's charges against Virgil Griffith are overblown, says one attendee of the North Korean conference that led to the ethereum developer's arrest.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 December 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Released From Jail Pending Trial

A judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice has enough evidence to move a case against ethereum developer Virgil Griffith to trial.

Tech  ·  3 December 2019
Hacking

North Korea Set Up a Blockchain Firm to Launder Crypto to Cash: UN

North Korea set up a Hong Kong blockchain firm in a bid to to launder stolen cryptocurrency and avoid sanctions, the UN has reportedly said.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2019
North Korea

North Korea Plans Bitcoin-Like Cryptocurrency to Sidestep Sanctions

The regime linked with major hacks of crypto exchanges is reportedly building its own token to get around the tough international sanctions.

Tech  ·  19 September 2019
Regulation

US Sanctions Three Alleged Crypto Hacking Groups From North Korea

The U.S. Treasury mentioned cryptocurrency thefts as one of the reasons for the action against the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff and Andariel.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 September 2019
North Korea

North Korea to Hold Its Second Crypto Conference, Telegraphing Openness

As it conducts one missile test after the next, the pariah state issues a welcome to the crypto community.

Markets  ·  13 September 2019
North Korea

North Korea Denies It Hacked $2 Billion in Fiat and Crypto

North Korea has denied a recent U.N. report suggesting it was behind major hacks that reaped around $2 billion for its weapons programs.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 September 2019
Hacking

UN Investigating 35 North Korean Military-Funding Cyberattacks

A more detailed U.N. report says North Korea is attacking banks via the SWIFT network, hacking crypto exchanges and cryptojacking.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 August 2019
Hacking

North Korea Stole $2 Billion in Crypto and Fiat to Fund Weapons Programs

North Korea is funding its weapons of mass destruction via hacks of banks and crypto exchanges, says a confidential U.N. report.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 August 2019
Exchanges

Russian Hackers May Have Carried Out Largest Ever Crypto Exchange Theft

Russian hackers, not North Korean, may be the bad actors behind probably the biggest ever theft from a cryptocurrency exchange.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 June 2019
North Korea

North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Exchange UPbit’s South Korean Users

North Korean hackers have been using a familiar phishing tool to steal UPbit customer details, security experts allege.

Markets  ·  31 May 2019