Hackers have stolen more than $2 billion in crypto during the first half of 2025, according to new data from crypto analysis firm Chainalysis, marking the worst year-to-date on record for crypto thefts. The blockchain analysis company said Thursday in a new report that the $2.17 billion stolen during the first half of 2025 has
The US Department of Justice last week filed a civil forfeiture complaint over $7.74 million in digital assets linked to North Korean fake IT worker schemes. The funds, representing cryptocurrency, NFTs, and other digital assets, were frozen in connection to the April 2023 indictment of North Korean Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) representative Sim Hyon Sop,
North Korean cryptocurrency thieves are quietly repurposing a little‑known Zoom Remote collaboration feature to plant infostealer malware on the workstations of cryptocurrency traders and venture investors. According to separate advisories from the non‑profit Security Alliance (SEAL) and cybersecurity research firm Trail of Bits, Pyongyang hackers posing as VC investors have been caught sending phishing lures