North Korean crypto theft hits new high in 2025 on back of Bybit heist: Reports
Researchers say DPRK actors stole up to $2B this year, accounting for over half of all global crypto theft
North Korean cybercriminals took their already prolific cryptocurrency theft to new highs in 2025 despite carrying out fewer confirmed attacks this year, according to blockchain researchers, as Pyongyang refined its proven tactics to inflict more damage.
Driven largely by the record theft of $1.46 billion from the Dubai-based exchange Bybit in February, DPRK actors have pulled in at least $2.02 billion in stolen virtual currency so far this year, U.S. blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said in a report Thursday.
In the process, North Korea comfortably surpassed its previous largest haul of…
