North Korea steals 51% more crypto in 2025 – DL News
- Chainalysis reported a 51% increase in the amount of crypto stolen by North Korean hackers in 2025.
- Most attacks targeted crypto companies rather than individual users.
- North Korean operatives work in one of every five companies in crypto, said security researcher Pablo Sabbatella.
North Korean operatives had a field day in 2025.
Hackers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea managed to steal more than $2 billion in crypto this year.
That’s a staggering 51% year-over-year uptick, according to a new report from blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis.
The haul pushes North Korea’s cumulative proceeds from crypto theft to $6.7 billion since it began targeting the industry in 2016.
This year was marked by a shift in North…
