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flag North Korea’s hackers stole $2.02 billion in crypto in 2025, mostly from Bybit, to fund weapons programs.

flag North Korean hackers stole a record $2.02 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, according to Chainalysis, marking a significant rise from previous years and accounting for 76% of all global crypto service compromises. flag The largest theft—$1.5 billion—came from a February breach of the Bybit exchange, facilitated by operatives embedded in its IT infrastructure. flag The Lazarus Group, linked to North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau, used tactics like phishing and fake job offers to infiltrate firms, then laundered funds through mixers, cross-chain bridges, and Chinese-language platforms. flag The stolen assets are believed to fund the regime’s nuclear and missile programs, with total illicit crypto gains since 2021 exceeding $6.75 billion.

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