How North Korea Executed the Largest Crypto Heist Ever
TechRepublic
MARCH 3, 2025
North Koreas Lazarus Group pulled off the $1.5B Bybit hack, making it the biggest crypto heist ever. Heres how they did itand whats next.
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Microsoft says hackers from Russia and North Korea attacked COVID-19 vaccine makers
The Verge
NOVEMBER 14, 2020
Cyberattacks that originated in North Korea and Russia have been targeting companies conducting research for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, Microsoft said in a new blog post. The company says the attacks were aimed at seven leading pharmaceutical companies and researchers in the US, Canada, France, India, and South Korea.
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US citizen faces almost seven years in jail for helping North Korea get into the crypto business
TechSpot
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The Department of Justice (DoJ) writes that in 2018, Griffith hatched plans to provide services to individuals in North Korea by developing and funding cryptocurrency infrastructure in the hermit kingdom. The DoJ writes that he knew this could help the country avoid US sanctions.
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North Korea pulled huge $600 million crypto heist, feds say
Digital Trends
APRIL 15, 2022
It was carried out by North Korea. Treasury Department tracked down the culprit of the Axie Infinity hack that resulted in a loss of $600 million.
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Crypto winter wipes out large chunk of North Korea's weapons program funding
TechSpot
JUNE 30, 2022
Back in 2018, a Singapore-based US citizen and member of the Ethereum Foundation advised North Korea on how to use cryptocurrencies to work around US sanctions. Now he's looking at over five years in prison, while the country amassed millions worth of cryptocurrencies that have helped fund its nuclear weapons program.
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Think tank warns that North Korea could use Western cloud services for AI-powered military applications
TechSpot
JANUARY 24, 2024
North Korea has been the subject of numerous UN sanctions as most of the world tries to slow its nuclear weapons program. Limiting the hermit country's ability to import hardware has impacted its development of AI/ML, but researchers are finding other methods of utilizing this technology. Read Entire Article
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TraderTraitor: The Kings of the Crypto Heist
Wired
APRIL 14, 2025
billion in cryptocurrency from a single exchange, North Koreas TraderTraitor is one of the most sophisticated cybercrime groups in the world. Allegedly responsible for the theft of $1.5
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North Korea-backed hackers target CyberLink users in supply-chain attack
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
North Korean state-backed hackers are distributing a malicious version of a legitimate application developed by CyberLink, a Taiwanese software maker, to target downstream customers.
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NATO funds project to reroute internet via satellites if undersea cables are cut
TechSpot
JULY 9, 2024
Increasing geopolitical tensions have raised concerns that countries such as Russia, China, and North Korea could target subsea cables during a military crisis. Such a thing is not unprecedented; Yemeni Houthi rebels were suspected of damaging underwater Red Sea cables responsible for 17% of global internet traffic in February.
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Social Media Pictures
NCE Social Media
MARCH 11, 2013
Recently, one of the most repressive governments, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, North Korea to you and me, allowed two reporters to begin to use Instagram to share photos of their country. How would you want to do a video using Vine or YouTube ? But not everyone knows that yet.
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Great News! The 2019 Global NGO Technology Report Has Secured Sponsorship
Nonprofit Tech for Good
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Funraise customers include hundreds of organizations of all sizes, including National Wildlife Federation, Prostate Cancer Foundation, and Liberty in North Korea. No more clunky, cobbled-together solutions, or out-of-date hardware. Funraise has raised more than $13 million in venture capital to date.
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Used graphics card prices fall up to 50% as more cryptominers sell their GPUs
TechSpot
JULY 1, 2022
That's bad news for investors, crypto companies, and North Korea but good news for those looking to buy a used graphics card, especially as Ethereum's upcoming switch. The crypto market isn't showing any signs of improving, barring a temporary uptick over the weekend that saw markets briefly pass $1 trillion.
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Chrome 88 update includes important security fix for zero-day vulnerability
The Verge
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
It said government-backed hackers based in North Korea had set up a blog to lure their targets to, which would infect their machines even if they were running fully-patched software. Regardless of the exact bug being patched, it’s more important than usual to ensure you’re running the latest version of Chrome.
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Google warns of ‘novel social engineering method’ used to hack security researchers
The Verge
JANUARY 26, 2021
Government-backed hackers based in North Korea are targeting individual security researchers through a number of means including a “novel social engineering method,” Google’s Threat Analysis Group is reporting. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
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Russian hackers are targeting vaccine development, officials say
The Verge
JULY 16, 2020
Earlier this year, the US and UK issued a warning about “advanced persistent threat groups” from countries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia targeting health-care organizations, pharmaceutical companies, academia, medical research groups, and local governments.
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Hackers are targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, IBM finds
The Verge
DECEMBER 3, 2020
In November, Microsoft detected cyberattacks from nation-state actors in Russia and North Korea on companies with COVID-19 vaccines in various stages of clinical trials. Multiple companies have submitted COVID-19 vaccines for review to the Food and Drug Administration, including Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna.
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US blames North Korean hacker group for $625 million Axie Infinity theft
The Verge
APRIL 14, 2022
According to cryptocurrency investigation group Chainanalysis , the Lazarus group is tied to North Korea’s intelligence agency and was responsible for seven attacks last year. The group gained notoriety for hacking Sony Pictures in 2014 , leaking The Interview , a comedy set in North Korea directed by Seth Rogen.
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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web
Mashable Tech
APRIL 29, 2022
Aside from the few countries that have restricted or outright banned them (including Belarus, China, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Oman, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and the United Arab Emirates), VPNs are perfectly legal in most of the world. Hold up — are VPNs legal?
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Case Study: How One Organization Raised over $500K through Millennials
Achieve
MARCH 11, 2015
LiNK (Liberty in North Korea). is a human rights organization that physically rescues North Korean refugees and helps resettle them in South Korea or the United States so they can avoid being forcibly repatriated back to North Korea, where they can face harsh punishments as a result of illegally immigrating.
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Care2's Community Impacts Global Change
Care2
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
The Care2 community’s signatures not only highlighted causes, but also had a direct impact on global issues including the European Union’s vote to ban seal products, the passing of the American Clean Energy Security Act and the release of Euna Lee and Laura Ling from North Korea. ?
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Fundraising Meets the Power of Peer-To-Peer Campaigns
Achieve
OCTOBER 18, 2015
Liberty in North Korea. , or LiNK, an organization based in California that works to rescue and resettle North Korean refugees. Similarly, during this year’s Giving Tuesday event, I had a number of chances to witness the power of peer-to-peer fundraising in action. One of them involved.
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Boundary Layer wants to steal air freight’s lunch and transport it by water instead
TechCrunch
JUNE 1, 2022
A manufacturer in Taiwan can fill a 20- or 40-foot container with whatever they need to ship, put it on a truck, move it to one of Boundary Layer’s high-speed container ships, then put it on a truck in North Korea and have it delivered to the assembly plant.
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[Opinion] Millennials and the Fight Against Hate
Achieve
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Tensions with North Korea. Hate is not only a word that is being slung around in our everyday vernacular; it is now being expressed as the deeply divisive emotion that the word represents—and many people have felt the effects of this emotion. Restricted rights of women and the LGBTQ community. The horror of Charlottesville.
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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
Of course, being in proximity to North Korea, one of the most dire countries in terms of respect for human rights, meant that this topic came up frequently. Google Ideas was there in force, and even as a longtime security geek I learned some things by attending one of their training sessions.
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The Future of Fundraising Is Peer-to-Peer
Achieve
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Liberty in North Korea. , or LiNK, an organization based in California that works to rescue and resettle North Korean refugees. Similarly, during this year’s Giving Tuesday event, I had a number of chances to witness the power of peer-to-peer fundraising in action. One of them involved.
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North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies, Google Finds
TechRepublic
APRIL 4, 2025
The attackers pose as legitimate remote IT workers, looking to both generate revenue and access sensitive company data through employment. Europe needs to wake up fast, according to Googles Jamie Collier.
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Feds seize Sinbad crypto mixer allegedly used by North Korean hackers
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
As part of an international law enforcement investigation, the FBI and the Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service have seized the websites of a crypto mixer that was allegedly used by North Korean hackers and several cybercriminals to launder stolen funds and obfuscate transactions. On Wednesday, the U.S.
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Mission Possible: Tell Us Your Symantec Story and Win Prizes!
Tech Soup
AUGUST 29, 2016
states of Maryland, North Dakota, and Vermont; the Canadian province of Québec; and in any and all jurisdictions where skill contest advertising promotions are prohibited or restricted by law. This Challenge is void in Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and all countries under sanction by the U.S.
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Adobe Creative Cloud Giveaway for Nonprofits at 17NTC!
Tech Soup
MARCH 15, 2017
This Sweepstakes is void for organizations in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria ("U.S. Embargo Countries"). Important warning for persons outside the U.S. and Canada (who do not live in the U.S. Embargo Countries): Sponsor is offering this Sweepstakes from the State of California, U.S.
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Ransomware reportedly to blame for outage at US hospital chain
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Most famously, hospitals across the UK were shut down in 2017 after North Korea unleashed the WannaCry ransomware across the globe. That incident is believed to be the first-ever patient death due to a cyberattack on a health care facility.
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Daily Crunch: To complicate Musk’s attempt to swallow Twitter, board approves ‘poison pill’ strategy
TechCrunch
APRIL 15, 2022
links North Korea to latest crypto hack : The U.S. but if you are: Musk said he wanted to buy the social media giant. Some of his language in the proposal suggested a hostile takeover, so Kyle took a look at hostile takeover history and what it might mean for Twitter’s case.
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Go read how Pepper was a very bad robot
The Verge
JULY 15, 2021
It reminded me of a military parade in North Korea or China,” Mr. Miyato said. “It Hirofumi Miyato, 56, of Tokyo, was watching a game on television and saw the Pepper group in team uniforms moving their arms in unison. He wasn’t inspired to cheer along. “It It felt creepy.”.
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Biden executive order protects personal data
InfoWorld
MARCH 1, 2024
President Joseph Biden has issued an executive order intended to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from exploitation from countries of concern including China, Russa, Iran, and North Korea.
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Daily Crunch: YouTube sets $249 starting price for NFL Sunday Ticket subscriptions
TechCrunch
APRIL 11, 2023
Plenty of blame to go around : 3CX confirms that North Korea was behind a supply chain attack , reports Carly. Avengers assemble : MCU’s female superhero trio, Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and Captain Rambeau, team up in “The Marvels” movie, Lauren writes.
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5 Incredible Campaigns And What You Can Learn From Them
Achieve
JUNE 7, 2015
Liberty in North Korea. LiNK is focused on helping North Korean refugees, which is a heavy and near impossible cause because of all of the roadblocks that they face on a daily basis. Below are a few examples of ways they have been effective in this approach. Make Your Audience Laugh.
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How North Korea pulled off a $1.5 billion crypto heist—the biggest in history
Ars Technica
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
The cryptocurrency industry and those responsible for securing it are still in shock following Fridays heist, likely by North Korea, that drained $1.5 billion from Dubai-based exchange Bybit, making the theft by far the biggest ever in digital asset history.
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Mobile Storytelling: An Evolving Story
NTEN
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
When I showed Google Earth for the first time to my dad on an iPad, the first thing he did was to look for the house he grew up in, deep in North Korea, having left it behind some 60 years ago during the Korean War.
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Crowdsourcing Skills for Human Rights via Movements.org
Tech Soup
JANUARY 12, 2015
David Keyes is very clear that the mission of Movements.org and in fact all of the Advancing Human Rights programs is to empower human rights activists in closed societies like Russia, China, Iran, Syria, and North Korea.
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Danish grocery stores have a new trick for boycotting U.S. products
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 13, 2025
a bigger threat than North Korea. [Image: Salling Group /LinkedIn] Attitudes towards the U.S. have soured in Denmark as President Donald Trump has called for taking control of Greenland , an autonomous Danish territory, and for putting tariffs on European goods. A YouGov poll released in January found Danes consider the U.S.
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Top Cyber Threats to Educational Institutions in 2025
sgEngage
APRIL 17, 2025
Countries targeting the education sector include North Korea, China, and Russia. The Lazarus Group The Lazarus Groupidentified in 2014 but active since at least 2009is a notorious Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group linked to North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau.
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 1)
Singularity Hub
MARCH 1, 2025
Computing How North Korea Pulled Off a $1.5 Sonnets predecessor, released in fall 2024, similarly cost a few tens of millions of dollars to train, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei revealed in a recent essay.
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Android apps laced with North Korean spyware found in Google Play
Ars Technica
MARCH 12, 2025
Researchers have discovered multiple Android apps, some that were available in Google Play after passing the companys security vetting, that surreptitiously uploaded sensitive user information to spies working for the North Korean government.
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The Trump Administration Is Deprioritizing Russia as a Cyber Threat
Wired
MARCH 1, 2025
Plus: The FBI pins that ByBit theft on North Korea, a malicious app download breaches Disney, spyware targets a priest close to the pope, and more.
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