CertiK Report Shows North Korean Hackers Stole $1.1B in Crypto in 2026
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CertiK's 'Skynet DPRK Crypto Threats' report estimates DPRK-linked actors stole about $6.75 billion across 263 incidents since 2016, including roughly $2.06 billion in 2025 (60% of that year) and $1.1 billion in 185 incidents so far in 2026. The report says attackers are increasingly sophisticated—using social engineering, fake job offers, insider recruitment, malware and cross-chain laundering—raising systemic security risks for crypto markets, DeFi protocols, DEXs and CEXs and threatening adoption and token safety.
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- DPRK threat actors have stolen an estimated $6.75 billion across 263 incidents since 2016.
- In 2025, roughly $2.06 billion in crypto was stolen, 60% of all the funds taken that year.
- Since January 2026, there have been 185 incidents, leading to $1.1 billion in stolen funds.
Blockchain security company CertiK just released a detailed report called ‘Skynet DPRK Crypto Threats Report’, warning that North Korea’s hacking efforts targeting crypto are getting more sophisticated and harder to spot.
The report breaks down how North Korean hackers keep taking advantage of weak spots in crypto through tricks like social engineering, fake job offers, getting insiders to help, spreading malware, and laundering money across different blockchains.
According to CertiK, these operations now represent one of the largest and most persistent security threats the global crypto i…
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