The report from Chainalysis comes as crypto theft has surged worldwide.
For the second year in a row, North Korea’s vast cryptocurrency hacking operation has broken its own record, stealing $2.02 billion in 2025, new research says.
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tldr; North Korea’s cryptocurrency hacking operation set a new record in 2025, stealing $2.02 billion, according to Chainalysis. This brings its total stolen crypto to $6.75 billion, with funds reportedly used to support its nuclear weapons and missile programs. A major hack targeted Dubai-based exchange Bybit, resulting in $1.5 billion stolen. North Korea’s hackers exploit remote technical jobs and sophisticated laundering methods to access and transfer funds. Despite sanctions, the country continues its cyber theft operations, posing challenges for global cybersecurity efforts.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
AutisticGayBear69 on
>> Part of the theft is most likely due to the increasingly common phenomenon of North Korean hackers’ fraudulently obtaining remote technical jobs with international companies, the report said.
Great – more reason to go into the office. /s
lolcatandy on
Where does the money actually go? And how do they offramp
AngryFker on
There is no such thing as stealing crypto.
Who owns keys owns tied funds. Simple as that.
Iapetus404 on
steal them back then!
MarioWilson122 on
Yeah people should be holding their crypto in hardware wallets, in order to help prevent this.
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The report from Chainalysis comes as crypto theft has surged worldwide.
For the second year in a row, North Korea’s vast cryptocurrency hacking operation has broken its own record, stealing $2.02 billion in 2025, new research says.
tldr; North Korea’s cryptocurrency hacking operation set a new record in 2025, stealing $2.02 billion, according to Chainalysis. This brings its total stolen crypto to $6.75 billion, with funds reportedly used to support its nuclear weapons and missile programs. A major hack targeted Dubai-based exchange Bybit, resulting in $1.5 billion stolen. North Korea’s hackers exploit remote technical jobs and sophisticated laundering methods to access and transfer funds. Despite sanctions, the country continues its cyber theft operations, posing challenges for global cybersecurity efforts.
*This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
>> Part of the theft is most likely due to the increasingly common phenomenon of North Korean hackers’ fraudulently obtaining remote technical jobs with international companies, the report said.
Great – more reason to go into the office. /s
Where does the money actually go? And how do they offramp
There is no such thing as stealing crypto.
Who owns keys owns tied funds. Simple as that.
steal them back then!
Yeah people should be holding their crypto in hardware wallets, in order to help prevent this.