TRM and Chainalysis Attributes $6.4B Binance Breach To TraderTraitor
TL;DR TRM Labs and Chainalysis attributed the Binance hack to the North Korean group TraderTraitor, which was also responsible for…
north-korea
Blockchain Firms Link North Korea to $6.3 Billion Binance Hack
Bitcoin Magazine Blockchain Firms Link North Korea to $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Blockchain analysis firms Chainalysis and TRM Labs have…
Ethereum
Binance Confirms $6.3B Hack as TRM Labs Links Attack to North Korean Hackers
Binance confirmed a $6.3 billion security breach, with approx $2.7 billion in stolen assets frozen. The attacker still holds over…
Crypto’s longtime foe, North Korea’s Lazarus Group, likely behind Binance hack: blockchain sleuths
Security researchers suggested that the hermit kingdom's Lazarus Group was behind Thursday's nearly $6 billion hack of the world's largest…
United States
Chainalysis Maps Russian Intermediary Network Facilitating North Korean Crypto Cash Outs
TL;DR Chainalysis identified a network of Russian intermediaries that helped North Korean IT workers convert millions of dollars in cryptocurrency…
Sanctions
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Crypto Launderers Behind North Korea’s Fake Workers
Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Treasury Sanctions Crypto Launderers Behind North Korea’s Fake Workers The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned ten…
U.S. sanctions Russian nationals for laundering millions in crypto for North Korean IT workers
Russian nationals Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas allegedly converted about $3.5 million and nearly $2 million in crypto, respectively, for…
US Treasury Sanctions 10 Individuals Over North Korean Crypto Networks Linked to Weapons Funding
TL;DR: The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 10 individuals and the entity First Financial and Technical Development Center…
DeFi
Centralized Exchange and DeFi Losses Dominate 2026 Crypto Hacks Despite Hardware Wallet Failures
Bitcoin Magazine Centralized Exchange and DeFi Losses Dominate 2026 Crypto Hacks Despite Hardware Wallet Failures Crypto hacks have produced roughly…
The largest militaries in the world, ranked by the number of active troops
North Korea has the fourth-largest number of active armed forces in the world. Alain Nogues/Corbis via Getty Images China, India,…
