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New Report: North Korean Hackers Stole Funds From South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges

North Korean hackers allegedly stole millions of dollars in funds from South Korean cryptocurrency user #ANALYSIS

The Futility of Government Bans – Bitcoin Always Finds a Way

The Futility of Government Bans – Bitcoin Always Finds a Way Cryptocurrencies have been threatened at one point or another by nearly every country on the planet. Rarely does a government venture beyond rhetoric. Those resorting to crackdowns are often met with greater public appetite for decentralized virtual money, making all that initial fuss an exercise in futility. Be they communist strongholds or liberal democracies, bitcoin […]

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New Monero Mining Malware Sends Proceeds to Kim Il Sung University, North Korea

Monero Mining Malware Sends Proceeds to Kim Il Sung University, North Korea The code for a new Monero mining bot has been found to direct its ill-gotten gains to a computer server located at the first academic institute ever built in North Korea, Kim Il-sung University. Also Read: US Blames Bitcoin Ransomware Attack Wannacry on North Korea Malware University, North Korea Cyber security solutions developer Alienvault revealed […]

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Newly Detected Malware Mines Monero, Sends It To North Korean University

US cybersecurity firm finds malware that compromises PCs to mine Monero and sends it to a Pyongyang university. #BRIEF

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North Korea Accused of Hacking South Korean Bitcoin Exchange Youbit

South Korean Authorities Believe North Korean Hackers Initiated a Hacking Attack Against Local Bitcoin Exchange Youbit. #ANALYSIS

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Crypto Exchange EtherDelta Warns Users of “Malicious Attacks”

Yesterday evening, crypto exchange EtherDelta sent out a series of tweets warning users not to use their site, as it has been compromised by hackers.

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NK ‘Absolutely Amassing’ Bitcoin, South Korean Exchange Bankrupted By Hack

North Korea is “absolutely” creating stockpiles of Bitcoin according to one cybersecurity CEO. #NEWS

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US Blames Bitcoin Ransomware Attack Wannacry on North Korea

US Blames Bitcoin Ransomware Attack Wannacry on North Korea The US government has announced it now officially considers North Korea to be behind the Wannacry bitcoin ransomware cyber attack which caused billions of dollars in damages earlier this year. Also Read: Thomson Reuters Adds Bitcoin Cash to Eikon Platform Wannacry Writing in the Wall Street Journal, The US President’s Homeland Security Advisor Thomas P. […]

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North Korean Hackers Attacked South Korean Exchanges, NIS Claims

As originally reported by local media outlets, the South Korean National Intelligence Service has traced previous hackings of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges back to the North. North vs. South This Saturday, South Korean newspapers recapped reports by the NIS that claimed North Korean hackers were behind an attack on the Bithumb exchange. The hack, which began after an employee’s PC was compromised, leaked personal details of some 36,000 user accounts. The attack supposedly occurred this past February, but Bithumb was not aware of the breach until June. According to reports, the hackers demanded 6 billion won (US$5.5 million) in exchange for deleting the

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