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

To caution against crypto scam and related threat from North Korean hackers the US, Japan and South Korea just issued a joint statement

The US, Japan and South Korea issue a joint advisory warning the cryptocurrency industry about North Korean threat actors' ongoing cybercrime campaigns.

A joint report by Japan, South Korea, and the US links the DPRK-affiliated Lazarus Group with last year’s $235 million theft from an Indian crypto exchange.

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,