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BlueNoroff, part of the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group, has renewed its targeting of venture capital firms, crypto startups and banks. Cybersecurity lab Kaspersky reported that the group has shown a spike in activity after a lull for most of the year and it is testing new delivery methods for
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Hackers linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group are reportedly behind a massive phishing campaign targeting non-fungible token (NFT) investors — utilizing nearly 500 phishing domains to dupe victims.Blockchain security firm SlowMist released a report on Dec. 24, revealing the tactics that North Korean Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups have used
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group has been named behind some of the biggest DeFi exploits this year including Harmony protocol and Axie Infinity hack.On Thursday, December 22, South Korea’s main spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, published a new report noting that the state-sponsored North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated
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According to a new press report published by South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS), North Korean hackers have stolen more than 800 billion Korean won ($620 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from decentralized finance, or DeFi, platforms this year. The agency also revealed it blocked a daily average of 1.18 million
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As per the Seoul Southern District Court, one of those taking the biggest advantage of Terra and speculating on sales was Kernel Labs CEO Kim Hyun-Joong. According to the reports from the authorities, Kim has illegally gained at least 79 billion won ($61 million).Since Terra’s UST and LUNA coins collapsed, South
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With the conclusion of its latest funding, Toss plans to grow further its suite of services, including Toss Bank and Toss Securities. South Korean finance super app Toss has concluded a Series G funding worth $405 million and is now reportedly worth 9.1 trillion won, or $7.1 billion. This development marks
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More than six months after the collapse of the Terra ecosystem, South Korean authorities continue to investigate and freeze the funds of persons involved in Terra.After seizing 140 billion won ($108 million) from Terra co-founder Shin Hyun-Seong in November, the Seoul Southern District Court has recently ruled to confiscate more
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Busan wants to integrate blockchain technology into all facets of government service, and create the first city-run crypto exchange. Source
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The Wemix token is trading 90% lower than this time last month after it was delisted by several exchanges. Source
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Microsoft reports that a threat actor has been identified targeting cryptocurrency investment startups. A party Microsoft has dubbed DEV-0139 posed as a cryptocurrency investment company on Telegram and used an Excel file weaponized with “well-crafted” malware to infect systems that it then remotely accessed.The threat is part of a trend
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