North Korean Hackers Stole $2 Billion in Crypto in 2025
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North Korean state-linked hackers stole over $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, a 51% increase from 2024, as CrowdStrike reports that fewer attacks produced much higher success rates. Attackers shifted to precision strikes on high-value exchanges and Web3 protocols, and the Ethereum Foundation identified 100 DPRK-linked actors infiltrating crypto hiring pipelines, raising security, adoption and DeFi/CEX risks.
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- DPRK hackers stole $2 billion in crypto in 2025, a 51% rise despite fewer attacks.
- Attackers shifted from volume campaigns to precision strikes on high-value exchanges.
- Ethereum Foundation identified 100 DPRK actors infiltrated inside crypto hiring pipelines.
North Korean state-linked hackers stole over $2 billion in cryptocurrency during 2025, a 51% jump from the previous year, according to a new threat report from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The most striking detail is not the dollar figure itself but how the figure was reached.
The number of attacks went down, and the success rate per attack went up dramatically. DPRK-affiliated groups have shifted from running high-volume campaigns to running fewer, more carefully targeted operations against high-value exchanges and Web3 protocols.
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