SEOUL, July 3 (UPI) — North Korean-linked hackers stole roughly $643 million in cryptocurrency during the first half of 2026, accounting for about two-thirds of all crypto funds stolen worldwide, according to a new report by San Francisco-based blockchain analysis firm TRM Labs.

Nearly 90% of North Korea’s stolen proceeds — about $577 million — came from just two attacks on decentralized finance platforms in April, the report said.

On April 1, North Korean-linked hackers drained $285 million from Drift, a Solana-based decentralized futures exchange. Later in the month, hackers believed to be connected to North Korea’s Lazarus Group stole $292 million from KelpDAO, a DeFi platform that allows users to earn yield on cryptocurrency…