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7 Reasons Why North Korea's Crypto Hacks Are A Global Security Threat

7 Reasons Why North Korea's Crypto Hacks Are A Global Security Threat

North Korea. The first day that you hear that name, what do you think of? Nuclear missiles? Kim Jong-un? Probably not "cutting-edge cybersecurity threat." That’s exactly what they are — and it’s costing us all a lot more than we think. We're talking about a billion-dollar-plus problem – a problem...

G7 to Target North Korea's Crypto Hacks: What it Means For You

G7 to Target North Korea's Crypto Hacks: What it Means For You

The crypto landscape, despite its potential to offer more decentralization and financial freedom, has similarly developed into an ecosystem rife with bad actors. Almost overnight, North Korea became one of the largest state-sponsors of crypto-connected cybercrime. To evade international sanctions and fund their weapons programs, they sometimes resort to stealing...