North Korean hackers have stolen $1.2 billion in cryptocurrencies since 2017
North Korean-linked hacker groups stole $626 million worth of cryptocurrencies in 2022, according to South Korean intelligence, and $1.2 billion worth of assets have been stolen in attacks since 2017.
In their report, the intelligence officers emphasized that since 2017, $78 million worth of assets have been stolen from the cryptocurrency platforms of South Korea. At the same time, thanks to the constant work to tighten control over companies, in 2022, North Korean hackers never managed to steal cryptocurrencies from South Korean users.
“In South Korea, transactions with virtual assets began to be signed with real user names, and security was also strengthened. Therefore, we have no damage,” said an intelligence (NIS) spokesman in an interview with local newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun.
