U.S. Charges 2 Europeans Over North Korean Crypto Conspiracy

Two individuals are charged in a federal indictment declassified Tuesday in the Southern District of New York with colluding to contravene US sanctions against North Korea by illegally providing crypt...

The Legend of Ohm: A Korean Style Play-to-Earn Turn-Based Game

Arker is a game that places you within the role of controlling a hero along with his pet in order to regain control of the dominion of Ohm. But know this, you’ll not fight alone! You’ll have the chanc...

The Lazarus Group A North Korean Cybercrime Organization Was Involved In The Ronin Hack

Sky Mavis secured $150 million in a round led by Binance about a week after the unprecedented hack was reported to refund some of the customers who lost money in the heist. The Lazarus Group’s S...

South Korean Crypto Exchanges Now Support Cross-Platform Withdrawals

Major South Korean crypto exchanges have added support for seamless withdrawals and deposits between exchanges, reports said on Monday. The move is a positive development for local crypto traders, and...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Three Ethereum (ETH) Wallets With Ties to North Korean Hacker Group

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is sanctioning three Ethereum (ETH) wallets connected to the North Korean hacking group reportedly behind last month’s Ronin Network attack. According to a new twee...

US Treasury’s OFAC Adds 3 ETH Addresses Linked to North Korean Cybercrime Group to SDN List – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has added three ethereum addresses to its Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN). OFAC alleges the ether addresses are controlled by t...

U.S. Sanctions More North Korean ETH Addresses Over $600M Ronin Hack

The U.S. Department of the Treasury last week connected North Korean hacking organization Lazarus to an ETH wallet used in last month’s $622 million Ronin Network hack, a sidechain established for the...

Samsung Pours Out $25 Million For DoubleMe, A South Korean Startup

From having their self metaverse store titled Samsung 837X back in January 2022, Samsung now pours out $25 Million in DoubleMe. A few of the large organizations in South Korea with likes of NH Investm...

Samsung Throws In $25 Million In South Korean Metaverse Startup DoubleMe

From having their own Metaverse store coined as Samsung 837X in January 2022, Samsung now throws in $25 million in DoubleMe, a metaverse startup based in South Korea.   Some of the big companies in So...

Why is the Largest Korean Crypto Exchange, Dunamu, likely to face stricter regulations?

Authorities in Korea could limit the parent company of the crypto exchange giant in Korea, Upbit, for various operations Reports are that several tougher regulations could be imposed on Dunama by the ...

Treasury Sanctions Additional North Korean Wallets Tied to Ronin Hack

Key Takeaways The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three North Korean crypto addresses. Those addresses are tied to Lazarus Group, which carried out a $551 ...

Cofounders Of Korean Crypto Giant Dunamu Debut On Korea Rich List

This story appears in the Apr/May 2022 issue of Forbes Asia. Subscribe to Forbes Asia Filip Peraic, Getty Images This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Korea’s Richest 2022. See the full list here....

North Korean Hacking Groups Now Targeting Crypto Platforms, US Government Warns – crypto.news

The United States government through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the United States Treasury, on April 18, 2022, have adv...

CSIA And FBI Warns Regarding North Korean Cyberattacks Sniping Crypto

The cybersecurity agency thinks that risks from North Korean attackers will stay here unless crypto organizations take essential but easy steps to ensure their security. The warning was issued by the ...

DeFinance Founder Warns Top Crypto Organisations Of North Korean Hackers 

Arthur Cheong, the founder of DeFinance Capital, says North Korean hackers are attacking big crypto organizations.  Cheong has partnered with a cybersecurity expert, Jun Hao, to understand the situati...

FBI Issues Alert Concerning Malicious State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Firms – Bitcoin News

On April 18, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) report co...

Cybersecurity agency issues warning over North Korean hackers 1

TL; DR Breakdown Cybersecurity firm warns crypto market about hackers The outfit wants a conscious approach to security Hackers stole $400 million in 2021 Cybersecurity outfit CSIA, in conjunction wit...

North Korean hackers are targeting leading crypto organizations

Arthur Cheong, the founder of DeFiance Capital, believes North Korean hackers are actively looking to compromise top crypto organizations. He shared this information through a tweetstorm on April 15, ...

FBI and CSIA issue alert over North Korean cyberattacks on crypto targets

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI have issued an alert on North Korean state-sponsored cyber threats that target blockchain companies in response to the Ronin Bridge ...

Industry Chiefs Urge South Korean President-Elect To Create A Ministry For Crypto 

President-Elect Yoon Suk-yeol is being asked to form a ministry-level agency or ministry, for the crypto space. The demand has sprouted from a summit of South Korean industry chiefs, leading academics...

North Korean Attackers Snipes Axie Infinity Gamers In $620 Million Burgle: FBI

As per United States authorities, hackers associated to North Korea were involved in the crypto heist involving Axie’s Ronin Bridge. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) pointed out hackers linked to...

Ronin Hack Traced To Infamous North Korean Hacker Group

Recent investigations have revealed that North Korea’s Lazarus group is responsible for the Ronin Validator Hack on Axie Infinity.  US Treasury Identifies Hacker Wallet The United States Treasury Depa...

Sanctioned Crypto Wallet Linked to North Korean Hackers Keeps On Laundering

CoinDesk has not been able to confirm when the oracle integration went live. Either way, it only affects Tornado Cash’s front-end, meaning savvy users can still interact with the smart contracts power...

North Korean Hackers Behind $600,000,000 Attack on Axie Infinity (AXS), According to U.S. Treasury

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is indicating that North Korean hackers appear to be behind the massive $600 million hack on an Axie Infinity (AXS) bridge last month. The Office of Foreign Assets ...

New Research Shows North Korean Cybercriminal Group Responsible for Ronin Bridge Hack – crypto.news

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Treasury Department has revised its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list with additional material linking the North Korean-backed Lazarus G...

U.S. Links North Korean Hacker Lazarus To $622 Million Axie Infinity Exploit

The Federal Bureau of Investigation connected North Korean hackers to a theft of bitcoin worth more than $600 million from a service associated with the popular crypto play-to-earn game Axie Infinity ...

North Korean Hackers Linked to $615M Ronin Bridge Heist

The Lazarus hacking group in North Korea has been linked with the crypto industry’s largest-ever hack according to the U.S. Treasury and blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The U.S. Treasury and FB...

North Korean Lazarus Group allegedly behind Ronin Bridge hack

The United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list was updated Thursday to reflect the possibility that North Korean c...

US Treasury Connects North Korean Hackers to $622M Axie Infinity Exploit

In brief The U.S. Treasury added an Ethereum wallet address to its sanctions list today, tying it to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. It’s the same address tied to last month’s $622 mill...

US Treasury Links North Korean Hacking Group to Axie Ronin $600M+ Exploit

The United States Treasury Department has linked the notorious North Korean hacking group, Lazarus, to the over $600 million stolen from blockchain gaming project, Axie Infinity last month. On Friday,...

North Korean hacker group allegedly behind $625M Ronin attack

North Korea-based hacker the Lazarus Group is allegedly the attacker that stole $625 million from the Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge, according to new details from US officials. The Office of Foreign Asse...

North Korean Cybercrime Syndicate Lazarus Group Implicated in Ronin Hack

Key Takeaways An ETH address implicated in the $550M+ exploit has been attributed to the Lazarus Group, a cybercrime group affiliated with North Korea. Chainalysis noted today that the Treasury Depart...