North Korea-linked hackers stole 66.2% of all crypto taken in H1 2026, even as total losses fell to $972 million. TRM Labs says hacks hit a record 207, but the real damage came from infrastructure and operational failures, not just smart contract bugs.
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Researchers say North Korea-linked groups were behind about $643 million of the $972 million stolen in crypto hacks during H1 2026. The damage was driven by DeFi exploits, private key leaks, and bridge failures, with Ethereum hit hardest and most funds still unrecovered.
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TRM Labs says H1 2026 set a record for crypto hacks by incident count, even as losses fell to $972 million. With North Korea-linked attackers, key theft, and DeFi infrastructure failures still doing the damage, the message is blunt: more hacks, same ugly weak points.
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G7 leaders are ramping up pressure on North Korea’s state-backed crypto theft network, framing it as a national security threat tied to sanctions evasion and weapons funding. The fix: tighter sanctions, intelligence sharing, and better exchange security.
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The G7 has branded North Korea’s crypto theft spree a global security threat, warning stolen coins may be funding nuclear weapons — and signaling more surveillance, tighter exchange rules, and heavier pressure on crypto’s weak links.
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South Korea is stepping up its crypto-crime crackdown, and Chainalysis is now part of the toolkit. The blockchain analytics firm has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) to help investigators track illicit virtual asset flows, with North Korea-linked theft and laundering squarely in the crosshairs. Chainalysis + KNPA — […]
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South Korea is tightening the screws on crypto crime, and it’s bringing Chainalysis into the fight. The Korean National Police Agency has formalized a cooperation deal with the blockchain analytics firm to help track North Korea-linked thefts, laundering, and cross-border fund flows. Chainalysis and South Korean police have signed a cooperation deal focused on crypto […]
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Radiant Capital winds down after $50 million North Korea-linked hack Radiant Capital is shutting down active operations after a $50 million exploit tied to North Korea-aligned attackers left the DeFi lending protocol unable to recover financially or secure fresh funding. $50 million crypto exploit North Korea-linked attackers Maintenance mode only TVL collapsed from $386.8 million […]
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North Korea’s Lazarus turns to fileless malware in new crypto attacks North Korea’s Lazarus Group is reportedly leaning harder on fileless malware in crypto attacks, a shift that makes intrusions stealthier, tougher to detect, and nastier for exchanges, wallet users, and anyone else handling digital assets. Lazarus Group is shifting to stealthier attack methods Fileless […]
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Ripple is sharing internal threat intelligence with Crypto ISAC to help crypto firms spot North Korean-linked attacks earlier, as the industry’s biggest security headaches keep shifting from code bugs to human compromise. Ripple is contributing DPRK threat intel to Crypto ISAC Attacks are moving from smart contract exploits to infiltration and social engineering Drift and […]
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