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Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that the U.S. was looking to sue North Korea over several million dollars-worth of cryptocurrency that had been stolen over the past year via cyberattacks on two separate exchanges. There has been a break in the story in that the U.S. is no longer planning to file suit, as it has already gained access to the nearly 300 accounts that the stolen money had been filtered into. The country is now moving to transfer these funds back into American digital...

The Lazarus Group – a cryptocurrency hacking organization allegedly based in North Korea – is once again searching for digital funds it has no right to, and this time, it’s utilizing social media and job hunting platform LinkedIn to get the job done.Lazarus Is Stealing Crypto Through LinkedIn AdsAmong the latest victims to fall into Lazarus’ hands is F-Secure, a cryptocurrency organization. Thus far, about 14 separate businesses have been compromised in both the United States and the UK....

Two Chinese nationals have been charged in the United States for allegedly harboring more than $100 million in stolen crypto funds for the North Korea-based hacking group Lazarus.Lazarus Is At the Front and CenterNorth Korea has a long, complicated, and downright ugly history with digital assets. The country, known for its dictatorial regime which has involved cyber warfare against its own people and those of other nations, has been on a roll of stealing digital assets from its neighbor to...

North Korea has been upping its attempts to garner cryptocurrency through internet fraud since 2017, according to a new report.North Korea Has Been At It All This TimeA spike of roughly 300 percent in illicit crypto activity has occurred since that year say researchers at the intelligence firm Insikt Group. Their new report states:The Kim regime has developed a model for using and exploiting the internet that is unique. It is a nation run like a criminal syndicate.North Korea has been one of...

Telegram, an encrypted messaging service, has announced that it’s not looking to fuse its new cryptocurrency wallet with its messaging platform.Telegram Is at the Center of Another Hot IssueIn a statement, Telegram executives claimed:At the time of the anticipated launch of the TON blockchain, Telegram’s TON Wallet application is expected to be made available solely on a stand-alone basis and will not be integrated with the Telegram Messenger service.The big question, however, is, “Will TON...

The North Korea-based hacking group Lazarus appears to be coming back, and this time, it’s allegedly using the encrypted messaging service Telegram to steal your cryptocurrency.Lazarus Is Bigger Than EverThe news comes by way of cybersecurity firms Kaspersky Labs, which stated recently that the group is taking “more careful steps” to ensure it can steal users’ data or digital funds without raising too many red flags. Researchers are calling the new attack wave “Operation AppleJeus Sequel,” a...

Virgil Griffith, the 36-year-old Singapore resident (and U.S. citizen) who was recently arrested for giving a seminar about blockchain and cryptocurrency in North Korea, allegedly said once that it would be really “cool” if the country learned how to mine ether tokens, according to an unnamed source who boasts “deep knowledge” of the matter.Did Griffith Want to Help North Korea Mine ETH?Griffith was arrested over the Thanksgiving holiday at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) after he had...

Is it possible that North Korea is back in the cryptocurrency hacking space? According to one source, that’s exactly the case. Researchers say they’ve uncovered a new attack from Lazarus, based in the nuclear-powered country.Lazarus Is Back in Our MidstNorth Korea has been involved in several crypto hacking cases over the past few years and is allegedly using stolen digital funds to power its nuclear program. The nation has allegedly performed attacks on its neighbor to the south, the United...