TraderTraitor: The Kings of the Crypto Heist

Allegedly responsible for the theft of $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from a single exchange, North Korea’s TraderTraitor is one of the most sophisticated cybercrime groups in the world...

Safe{Wallet} Confirms North Korean TraderTraitor Hackers Stole $1.5 Billion in Bybit Heist

SafeWallet has revealed that the cybersecurity incident that led to the Bybit $1.5 billion crypto heist is a "highly sophisticated, state-sponsored attack," stating the North Korean threat actors behind the hack took steps to erase traces of the malicious activity in an effort to hamper...

Bybit Hack Traced to Safe{Wallet} Supply Chain Attack Exploited by North Korean Hackers

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI formally linked the record-breaking $1.5 billion Bybit hack to North Korean threat actors, as the company's CEO Ben Zhou declared a "war against Lazarus." The agency said the Democratic People's Republic of Korea North Korea was responsible for the the...

North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin

Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber actors. "The theft is affiliated with TraderTraitor threat activity, which is also tracked as Jade Sleet, UNC4899, and Sl...

North Korean Hackers Deploy New Malicious Python Packages in PyPI Repository

Three additional rogue Python packages have been discovered in the Package Index PyPI repository as part of an ongoing malicious software supply chain campaign called VMConnect, with signs pointing to the involvement of North Korean state-sponsored threat actors. The findings come from...

North Korean Affiliates Suspected in $40M Cryptocurrency Heist, FBI Warns

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI on Tuesday warned that threat actors affiliated with North Korea may attempt to cash out stolen cryptocurrency worth more than $40 million. The law enforcement agency attributed the blockchain activity to an adversary the U.S. government tracks as...

Lazarus is back, targeting organizations with cryptocurrency thefts via TraderTraitor malware

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, and the U.S. Treasury Department Treasury have issued a joint Cybersecurity AdvisoryCSA to make organizations in the blockchai...

LAZARUS APT Using TraderTraitor Malware to Target Blockchain Orgs, Users

By Deeba Ahmed Lazarus APT group is backed by the North Korean government and is currently targeting organizations and unsuspecting users… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LAZARUS APT Using TraderTraitor Malware to Target Blockchain Orgs, Users...

FBI, U.S. Treasury and CISA Warn of North Korean Hackers Targeting Blockchain Companies

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and the Treasury Department, warned of a new set of ongoing cyber attacks carried out by the Lazarus Group targeting blockchain companies. Calling the activity cluster TraderTraitor,...