North Korea Steals Over $2bn in Crypto in 2025
North Korea has now amassed over $6.7bn in crypto after targeting the industry over the past decade, with the hermit nation stealing a record $2bn+ in 2025, according to Chainalysis.
The blockchain analysis specialist revealed the news in the first excerpt from its forthcoming 2026 Crypto Crime Report.
It showed that North Korea remains the biggest crypto threat actor, accounting for 60% of the funds stolen from January to early December 2025. In fact, its cyber-attack on Bybit alone led to the theft of $1.5bn, in what is the world’s largest cryptocurrency heist to date.
Hackers from the East Asian autocracy tend to focus on large services and aim for maximum impact, the report claimed. They accounted for a record 76% of all…
