North Korean hackers increasingly targeting wealthy crypto holders

Targeting high net worth crypto holders has helped North Korean hackers steal more than $2bn so far this year according to researchers.

The thefts are a record for the regime-linked hackers who now account for around 13% of North Korea’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to United Nations’ estimates.

For the last few years operatives from hacking teams like Lazarus Group have focused on attacking cryptocurrency companies for large thefts of digital tokens.

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