A hacker group linked to North Korea, called TraderTraitor, stole approximately 48.2 billion yen, or about $307 million, from the Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin Co. in May. Japanese police, along with the U.S. Department of Defense and FBI, identified the group and traced the stolen bitcoin to them. An investigation revealed that a DMM ...
South Korea and the United States are teaming up to enhance protection against cryptocurrency thefts, particularly from North Korean hackers. They have recently signed an agreement to collaborate on developing technology to prevent such cyberattacks and track stolen digital assets. The South Korean science ministry will support this initiative until 2026 through a dedicated research ...
South Korea and the United States are teaming up to combat cryptocurrency theft, especially amid threats from North Korea-linked hackers. They’ve recently signed an agreement to collaborate on developing technologies that can prevent attacks and track stolen digital assets. This initiative, backed by South Korea’s science ministry, will last until 2026 and involves researchers from ...
Three popular npm packages, @rspack/core, @rspack/cli, and Vant, were hacked due to stolen npm tokens, resulting in the release of malicious versions that installed cryptominers. This supply chain attack, identified by researchers from Sonatype and Socket, deployed the XMRig miner to secretly mine Monero cryptocurrency on affected systems. The compromised code hid in specific JavaScript ...
North Korean groups have stolen a record $1.34 billion through cryptocurrency hacks in 2024, which is more than double the amount stolen last year. This surge highlights how crucial cybercrime has become for funding North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, with estimates suggesting that around a third of their missile funding comes from these criminal ...
The U.S. Department of Justice has successfully shut down the Rydox marketplace, a platform involved in the sale of stolen personal information and tools for cybercrime. Three Kosovo nationals, who were administrators of the site, have been arrested, with two expected to be extradited to the U.S. since its launch in 2016, Rydox generated over ...
Eric Jackson, founder and President of EMJ Capital, recently shared insights on Alphabet’s new quantum computing chip, Willow, suggesting it could rival Bitcoin and Nvidia. He believes quantum computing marks a significant technological leap, offering advanced problem-solving and faster computations. While the threat to Bitcoin from quantum technology isn’t immediate, Jackson warns that current encryption ...
DroidBot is an advanced Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that targets 77 organizations, including major banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. Discovered in late October 2024, its activities date back to June 2024, spreading in countries like the UK, Italy, and Spain. DroidBot is designed to steal sensitive information through keylogging and monitoring, using unique features like ...
ReversingLabs recently identified a malicious Python package named “aiocpa” that was targeting cryptocurrency wallets through harmful updates. Attackers first gained user trust by creating a seemingly legitimate crypto tool before injecting malicious code in later versions. The threat was detected by ReversingLabs’ machine learning system, Spectra Assure, which flagged the updated package due to hidden ...
Cybersecurity experts are raising alarms about a recent supply chain attack on the popular @solana/web3.js npm library, which is widely used for developing Solana applications. Malicious versions 1.95.6 and 1.95.7 were found to contain harmful code designed to steal users’ private keys, risking the loss of cryptocurrency from their wallets. The compromised versions are no ...
