North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Washington will speak directly with North Korea if ongoing investigations conclusively tie Pyongyang to the massive cyberheist that drained $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

According to a report released on May 1, 2026, by TRM Labs and Dark Reading, an incredible 76% of all cryptocurrency stolen globally in 2026 is now sitting in wallets controlled by North Korea (DPRK).

While the world watched the news from the Middle East, a silent and surgical strike was executed on the Solana blockchain.

Hackers from North Korea are plagiarising information from legitimate resumes on various hiring platforms such as LinkedIn. They use the stolen data to apply for jobs at cryptocurrency companies in North America and Europe.

Criminals commonly use cryptocurrency to carry out illicit activities such as money laundering, funding terrorism activities, buying and selling narcotics and many others. According to the new report by the UN, hackers have been attacking exchanges to steal the cryptocurrency and then use it to fund nuclear weapons development. North Korea is leading the game.

The Political Affairs Committee of South Korea’s National Assembly has informed the Financial Services Commission (FSC) on numerous attempts of hackers to break into the country’s financial institutions. Cryptocurrency exchanges became the main target.

Twitter attackers have been laundering stolen funds via gambling websites and peer-to-peer marketplaces, leaving a handle that links them to one of North Korea’s hacker groups.

Lazarus, a famous hacking group originating from North Korea, might be trying to steal Bitcoin and other digital currencies through Telegram. Previously, the hackers from this illustrious group have managed to crackdown a good number of cryptocurrency exchanges and run away with a huge amount of money, and other victim exchanges have declared their bankruptcy.

Recent UN reports shows that North Korea (DPRK) has managed to amass around $2 billion for its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) activities via cyberattacks that illegally accessed people’s bank accounts and digital currency exchanges.