Crypto theft will remain a core funding strategy for North Korea, expert warns — TradingView News
North Korean hackers were behind the vast majority of crypto-targeted security breaches in 2025, and the threat is only expected to amplify in the years ahead, according to Chainalysis’s head of national security intelligence, Andrew Fierman.
“North Korea will always seek new vectors to steal funds on behalf of the regime, whether through fiat or crypto,” Fierman told crypto media, adding that “their mechanisms are forever evolving, and are highly sophisticated, diversified, and deeply embedded across jurisdictions.”
As previously reported by Invezz, North Korean hackers were behind the lion’s share of attacks that hit the cryptocurrency space in 2025.
Throughout the year, state-backed cyber groups were responsible for 76% of…
