At the end of 2018, North Korea carried out a heist. Hackers acting on behalf of the secretive state infiltrated and extracted more than $250 million (£195m) in cryptocurrency. Where the theft took place is a mystery, but the elaborate scheme the hackers used…
North Korea is holding a blockchain and cryptocurrency conference in Pyongyang next monthand United Nation experts strongly advise against making the trip. A confidential report soon to be submitted to the U.N. Security Council says anyone who travels to the…
International sanctions experts from the United Nations are warning people not to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea. The conference, which is allegedly taking place in February, is being flagged as a potential sanctions violation, Reuters rep…
A hacking group believed to be from North Korea is reportedly stepping up its game to continue its cryptocurrency stealing campaigns. In a statement published yesterday, security researchers from Kaspersky say they found evidence to suggest Lazarus has made …
A new macOS malware packaged by a cryptocurrency trading platform has been uncovered by security researchers. The malware is believed to be the work of notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus. Security researcher Dinesh Devadoss tweeted their discovery …
Security researchers have reportedly uncovered another attack from a North Korea-linked hacking group. But on closer inspection it seems to be nothing more than a rehash of the groups previous exploits. According to research published yesterday, the hacking …
North Korea is supposedly preparing to develop its own cryptocurrency to dodge the strict international sanctions crippling its economy, VICE News reports. The project was announced by Alejandro Cao de Benos, the head of Korean Friendship Association, a grou…
In the world of cryptocurrency and bitcoins, which I consider to be a bubble worse than the Dutch tulip craze of the 1600s, there could only be one thing worse. That would be saying something because as I’ve argued repeatedly here at CCN, bitcoin is vapor. T…