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North Korean hackers stole over $2B in crypto so far in 2025, researchers say (techcrunch.com)
24 points by PaulHoule 11 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments




That figure represents over 6% of North Korea's GDP [0], which highlights how critical cybercrime is for the North Korean economy

[0] - https://www.bok.or.kr/eng/bbs/E0000634/view.do?nttId=1009329...


how do you even take out US$2M in crypto, let alone US$2B? As they say, "asking for a friend"? :) Someone has to hand out all those cold cash.



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