North Korean Cyber Operatives Set up Fake US Companies to Target Crypto Developers

news.bitcoin.com North Korean cyber operatives reportedly established two fake U.S. businesses using false identities to bypass Treasury sanctions and target cryptocurrency developers with…

North Korean Hackers Use Fake U.S. Companies to Spread Malware in Crypto Industry: Report

financemagnates.com North Korean hackers reportedly established seemingly legitimate companies on U.S. soil to infiltrate the crypto sector, targeting unsuspecting developers through fake job…

Lazarus Group spies set up U.S. shell companies to target Crypto developers

crypto.news Silent Push researchers claim cyber spies from North Korea’s Lazarus Group, have set up U.S. shell companies under fake aliases to infect crypto developers with malware.…

North Korea Develops Novel, More Sophisticated Methods to Target Crypto Industry

cryptonews.com North Korean hackers have been developing fresh and increasingly sophisticated methods to steal crypto funds: Zoom meetings, hiding malware in GitHub and NPM packages, and…

North Korean hackers used fake crypto firms to deliver malware in job scams

cryptoslate.com A North Korean state-sponsored hacking group, Lazarus, is advancing its tactics with a more polished and deceptive approach. A report by cybersecurity firm Silent Push…

North Korean Hackers Create Fake U.S. Businesses to Target Crypto Devs

decrypt.co Multiple victims have been attacked by what appears to be a North Korean campaign that targets cryptocurrency developers using fake U.S. companies. According to a Reuters…

Crypto Hack Alert: North Korean Hackers Target Developers With New Campaign

coingape.com Amidst increasing crypto hacks, experts caution against a newly identified malware campaign. North Korean hackers, linked to the notorious Lazarus Group, have reportedly…

FBI shuts down crypto fraud site linked to Lazarus Group

coinjournal.net Hackers posed as tech recruiters in fake job interviews. Malware used to steal crypto wallets and credentials. Front firms traced to addresses in South Carolina and Buffalo.…

North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Developers With U.S. Shell Firms

coindesk.com North Korean hackers posing as American tech entrepreneurs quietly registered companies in New York and New Mexico as part of a campaign to compromise developers in the…

North Korean hackers set up 3 shell companies to scam crypto devs

cointelegraph.com A subgroup of the North Korea-linked hacker organization Lazarus set up three shell companies, two in the United States, to deliver malware to unsuspecting users. The three…

North Korean hackers created fake US companies to target crypto developers: report

theblock.co North Korean hackers created three companies — two of which were US-based — to distribute malware to cryptocurrency developers.

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Uses Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC in US to Target Crypto Developers with Malware, Violating Treasury Sanctions

thedefiant.io North Korea's Lazarus Group has established two shell companies, Blocknovas LLC in New Mexico and Softglide LLC in New York, using fake identities to operate within the…

North Korea’s Lazarus Group sets up fictitious US companies to farm dev wallets

cryptobriefing.com North Korea’s Lazarus Group, through its subunit, spun up fake US-registered companies as part of a campaign to phish crypto developers and steal their wallets, according to…

North Korea Spies Used Fake US Firms to Hack Crypto Developers: Report

cryptonews.com Cyber operatives from North Korea infiltrated the US corporate system to launch a malware campaign aimed at crypto developers, Reuters reported Friday. According to US…

Americans lost $9.3B to crypto fraud in 2024

cointelegraph.com The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual report detailing complaints and losses due to scams and fraud involving…

Ethereum dev who gave lecture on crypto in North Korea released from prison

dlnews.com Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith was released from prison on Wednesday after serving almost five years behind bars. Griffith was sentenced in 2022 to 63 months in…

Crypto drainers now sold as easy-to-use malware at IT industry fairs

cointelegraph.com Crypto drainers, malware designed to steal cryptocurrency, have become easier to access as the ecosystem evolves into a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model. In an…

How This Ethereum DeFi Project Just Lost Nearly $800K

aol.com None An Ethereum DeFi project has lost a substantial sum to a bad actor before it could even get its feet off the ground. • None Security analysis revealed that the project…

27% of Bybit Hacked Funds Have ‘Gone Dark’ After Flowing Through Mixers and Bridges, According to CEO Ben Zhou

dailyhodl.com More than 27% of the roughly $1.4 billion worth of crypto stolen from Bybit earlier this year has “gone dark,” according to the digital asset exchange’s chief executive. Ben…

NFT platform Metaplex Faces Legal Threat Over Plan to Sweep Unclaimed SOL into DAO Treasury

cryptonews.com The NFT ecosystem on Solana is facing a legal and reputational crisis as Metaplex, the leading protocol behind Solana’s NFT standard, prepares to sweep over 54,000 unclaimed…

WazirX Eyes Comeback as Court Ruling on Restructuring and Compensation Nears

99bitcoins.com Indian crypto exchange WazirX is preparing for a potential relaunch, pending a key decision from Singapore’s High Court on May 13 regarding its restructuring and user…

WazirX to Get Day in Court Next Month, With Payouts After 10 Days If Recovery Plan is Approved

coindesk.com WazirX, the crypto exchange hit hard by a $234.9 million hack last year, says it’s gearing up to restart operations and begin creditor payments after a key Singapore court…

Elon Musk Trolls Crypto Grifters With Viral Poseidon Meme

cryptonews.com Elon Musk took a jab at crypto scammers on Tuesday with a viral meme that quickly caught the internet’s attention. The image, which showed a statue of the Greek god Poseidon…

Bybit Theft Update: CEO Confirms Significant Portion Of Stolen $1.4 Billion Is Now Untraceable

newsbtc.com In a staggering breach that rocked the crypto world, crypto exchange Bybit has reported significant developments following a major hack attributed to alleged North Korean…

WazirX Nears Comeback as Singapore Court Sets May Hearing on $234M Restructuring Plan

decrypt.co WazirX, the crypto exchange crippled by a massive hack last year, said it will be on track to resume operations and make its first payments to creditors following a court…

WazirX confirms restart on track as it awaits sanction hearing in May

cointelegraph.com Indian crypto exchange WazirX, which was hacked for $234 million last July, says it is on track to restart its operations pending a May 13 court decision on its…

US lifts sanctions on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer linked to North Korean money laundering

techcrunch.com U.S. Treasury officials have lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer that the U.S. government previously said was used to launder $7 billion worth of crypto stolen…

WazirX exchange sets sights on mid-May comeback amid legal deliberations

cryptoslate.com Indian crypto exchange WazirX is preparing to resume operations by mid-May 2025, according to an update shared on April 21. The exchange confirmed it is on track to relaunch…

Opinion: New Vitalik documentary could have been so much more

dlnews.com Aleks Gilbert is a DeFi correspondent at DL News. Opinions expressed are his own. Early in the documentary “Vitalik: An Ethereum Story,” journalist and professor Nathan…

Crypto casino revenue hit $81B in 2024 despite global restrictions

cointelegraph.com Crypto casinos generated more than $81 billion in revenue in 2024, even as regulators in key jurisdictions continued to block access to the platforms, according to a new…

Zoom Calls? Beware! Lazarus Is Targeting Crypto Founders

news.bitcoin.com Kenny Li, co-founder of Manta Network, recently raised alarms about the modus operandi of Lazarus, the North Korean hacking collective, and its use of Zoom. Li reported that…

Bybit Hackers Have Already Swapped $1.2 Billion in ETH to BTC

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Bybit Hackers Have Already Swapped $1.2 Billion in ETH to BTC Bybit CEO Ben Zhou shared the latest updates about the exchange’s $1.4 billion hack. Zhou wrote in…

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou Updates on $1.4B Hack: 68.57% Traceable, 27.59% Dark, 500,000 ETH Moved via Wasabi Mixer

thedefiant.io Bybit CEO Ben Zhou provided an update on the $1.4 billion cryptocurrency hack attributed to North Korean hackers. Of the total stolen funds, approximately 68.57% remain…

Controversial Exchange eXch To Shutter in May Amid Allegations the Project Laundered Crypto Stolen in Bybit Hack

dailyhodl.com The controversial exchange eXch plans to close its doors in May after facing allegations that it laundered crypto stolen in the record-setting Bybit exploit earlier this…

North Korean Hackers Target Manta Network Co-Founder with Fake Zoom Call Phishing Attack

thedefiant.io Kenny Li, co-founder of Manta Network, an Ethereum layer-2 project, reported being targeted in a sophisticated phishing attack believed to be orchestrated by the Lazarus…

Mantra exposes crypto liquidity problems, and Coinbase is bearish: Finance Redefined

cointelegraph.com Crypto investor sentiment took another significant hit this week after Mantra’s OM token collapsed by over 90% within hours on Sunday, April 13, triggering knee-jerk…

South Korean crypto emerges from failed coup into crackdown season

cointelegraph.com South Korea kicked off 2025 with political chaos, regulatory heat and a crypto market finally brought to heel — or at least forced to grow up. The nation closed 2024 in…

Non-KYC Exchange eXch to Close After Scrutiny Over Alleged Lazarus Group Links

cryptonews.com Privacy-focused cryptocurrency platform eXch has announced it will shut down on May 1 following heightened international scrutiny over alleged links to North Korea’s Lazarus…

KiloEx Exchange Recovers $7.5M as Hacker Gives Back Stolen Funds

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker KiloEx Exchange Recovers $7.5M as Hacker Gives Back Stolen Funds The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space is no stranger to hacks, rug pulls, and exploits. One of…

Manta Co-Founder ‘Targeted’ by Lazarus Group in Zoom Phishing Attempt

decrypt.co Armed with fake Zoom calls, stolen identities, and malware, North Korea’s Lazarus Group has allegedly expanded its crypto infiltration strategy, and the industry is starting…

Manta founder details attempted Zoom hack by Lazarus that used very real ‘legit faces’

cointelegraph.com Manta Network co-founder Kenny Li says he was targeted by a highly sophisticated phishing attack on Zoom that used live recordings of familiar people in an attempt to have…

Crypto exchange eXch to shut down amid money laundering allegations

cointelegraph.com Cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced it will cease operations on May 1 after reports alleged the firm was used to launder funds from a Bybit hack. In an April 17 notice,…

China Is Fueling Crypto Crime, From North Korea to Mexican Cartels: TRM

decrypt.co What do North Korean hackers, Mexican drug cartels, Russian mobsters, and scammers impersonating your boss on Telegram have in common? They all depend on the Chinese black…

FBI says North Korea ‘responsible’ for $1.4 billion Bybit heist

techcrunch.com The FBI said the North Korean government is “responsible” for the hack at crypto exchange Bybit, which resulted in the theft of more than $1.4 billion in Ethereum…

North Korean hackers target crypto devs with fake recruitment tests

cointelegraph.com North Korean hackers linked to the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit are reportedly targeting crypto developers using fake recruitment tests infected with malware. Cybersecurity…

Abandoned DeFi websites used to host crypto wallet drainers

protos.com Decentralized finance (DeFi) users were alerted yesterday to a novel scam vector, in which scammers take over the websites of abandoned projects in order to lure former…

Crypto hacks hit record $2bn this year as new tactic reveals industry’s Achilles’ heel

dlnews.com Crypto hackers swiped a record $2 billion in the first three months of 2025 as an alarming tactic continues to gain ground among thieves. They’re called access control…

OFAC keeps developers in the crosshairs despite Tornado Cash delisting

cryptoslate.com Developers and operators of decentralized privacy protocols remain exposed to potential US sanctions enforcement despite the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets…

Crypto exec warns of ‘ELUSIVE COMET’ threat after losing 75% of assets

cointelegraph.com The chief executive of non-fungible token platform Emblem Vault is warning X users to be wary of the video meeting app Zoom after a nefarious threat actor known as “ELUSIVE…

More SEC Case Updates

coindesk.com Late Friday, attorneys with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Binance filed a joint status report asking a federal judge to continue a 60-day pause in the case…

What Signalgate Says About Crypto’s Problem With Privacy

unchainedcrypto.com Every once in a while privacy issues come to the forefront of the news cycle. It happened again this week when news broke that senior government officials, including Vice…