Ari Redbord: North Korea’s cybercrime generates a billion dollars annually, social engineering tactics are evolving, and state-sponsored hacking poses global finance risks | Bankless

North Korea-linked hackers stole about $2.06 billion of the $3.4 billion lost in crypto hacks in 2025 and are moving from phishing to physical infiltration, CertiK’s new report finds.

Crypto's strong ties to the Nasdaq highlight the influence of tech trends like the AI boom on market dynamics. The post Michael Nadeau: Crypto’s correlation with the Nasdaq is at an all-time high, the AI boom is driving current price trends, and understanding market bubbles is crucial for investors | Bankless appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Arbitrum can transfer seized KelpDAO ETH to Aave LLC without exposing governance participants to legal liability.

The dismantling of Crimenetwork underscores the need for international cooperation in cybercrime and may prompt stricter cryptocurrency regulations. The post German police dismantle resurrected Crimenetwork marketplace, arrest administrator appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Court Lets Arbitrum DAO Transfer $71M in ETH Tied to North Korea Hack to Aave appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A Manhattan federal judge has allowed Arbitrum DAO to move $71 million in frozen Ether to Aave, clearing the path for the DeFi protocol’s recovery effort following a North Korea-linked exploit. Judge Margaret Garnett of the Southern District of New York issued the order on Friday, modifying a restraining notice that had locked the assets inside Arbitrum DAO. The modification permits an onchain governance vote to send the funds to a wallet controlled by Aave LLC, and explicitly protects anyone who participates in the transfer from being held in violation of the freeze. The order still keeps the terrorism victims’ legal claim on the funds, meaning Aave can’t use the funds freely and could be forced to hand them over if the court ultimately rules in the terrorism victims’ favor. Judge allows Arbitrum to move funds to Aave. Source: Courtlistener The decision came afte

Echoing concerns from other security experts, Orange Cyberdefense (OC) recently warned that employees have become the biggest security threat faced by business.  Now, in the latest illustration of its ongoing security response, Apple is putting new protections in place in macOS 26.4 that should help – but employee education remains critical as hackers turn to complex, multi-stage, social engineering attacks to infest systems with malware. Your people are your weakness The data tells its own story. OC explains: Employees account for 57% of all security incidents and 45% of these incidents come when workers bypass or ignore security policies by, for example, using unapproved tools.  Attackers are actively searching for and exploiting those kinds of policy workarounds, seeking weaknesses in commonly used, but unapproved, tools. Users really should educate themselves. While companies can put some mitigations in place using device management and policy controls to constrain app use and down

The emergency motion challenges a New York court order redirecting recovered Kelp DAO exploit funds toward decades-old terrorism judgments against North Korea.

Victims of North Korean terror, awarded hundreds of millions by a U.S. court, are now seeking to recover their damages from Arbitrum.