How France is fighting crypto wrench attacks after Sandbox case
Sandbox co-founder’s wife escaped failed crypto-linked kidnapping in France as police and firms tighten wrench attack defenses globally now.
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CertiK reported earlier this month that criminal wrench attack teams usually consist of three to five people and are often made up of amateurs, while the masterminds are outside the country.
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The post CertiK reports North Korea laundered billions through crypto theft, now shifting to physical infiltration appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. North Korea has turned crypto theft into something resembling a nationalized industry. And business is booming. A new report from blockchain security firm CertiK attributes roughly $2.06 billion of the $3.4 billion lost to crypto hacks in 2025 to groups linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. That’s 60% of the entire industry’s security losses for the year, spread across just 79 of 656 documented incidents. Put differently, DPRK-linked hackers accounted for 12% of all reported attacks but walked away with the majority of the money. The numbers keep getting worse CertiK’s Skynet DPRK Crypto Threats Report, shared with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, paints a picture of escalating sophistication. Between 2016 and early 2026, North Korean hacking groups stole approximately $6.75 billion in digital assets across 263 incidents. CertiK
North Korea's shift to physical infiltration in crypto theft highlights the growing sophistication of state-sponsored cyber threats, challenging traditional security measures. The post CertiK reports North Korea laundered billions through crypto theft, now shifting to physical infiltration appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
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