The United States, Japan and South Korea have issued a warning against North Korean threat actors, who are actively and aggressively targeting the cryptocurrency industry. In their joint advisory, the countries said threat actor groups affiliated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) continue to stage numerous cybercrime campaigns to steal cryptocurrency.

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The US, Japan, and South Korea say North Korean hackers stole roughly $660 million in cryptocurrency last year.

The United States, South Korea, and Japan have jointly accused North Korean state-backed hackers of stealing over $659 million in cryptocurrency last year. The announcement also warns that threat groups linked to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are still actively targeting blockchain technology industry companies.

A joint international statement provides the first official confirmation that North Korea was behind the $235M hack of WazirX, India's largest cryptocurrency exchange. North Korean state-sponsored hackers stole $659 million through multiple cryptocurrency heists in 2024.

US, Japan, South Korea vow to intensify counter efforts North Korean blockchain bandits stole more than half a billion dollars in cryptocurrency in 2024 alone, the US, Japan, and South Korea say.… The sum of stolen assets totaled a little more than $659 million across five major incidents,

North Korean hackers stole some US$659 million worth of crypto assets through multiple hacks in 2024 as it continues its malicious cyber activities to fund its illicit weapons programs, a joint statement by South Korea,