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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.
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CertiK, Chainalysis and Elliptic all say DPRK‑linked hackers stole about 60% of 2025’s $3.4B crypto theft, including an estimated $2.02B taken by North Korean groups. Blockchain security firm CertiK says North Korean state-linked hacking groups were responsible for roughly 60%…
The post North Korean Crypto Hackers Stole $2.1B in 2025, 60% of All Losses: CertiK appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief North Korea-linked hackers were responsible for 60% of all crypto theft losses in 2025, totaling $2.06 billion in attributed losses, according to CertiK. State-sponsored groups have evolved from opportunistic exploits to coordinated campaigns targeting DeFi protocols. Over 86% of stolen funds in one major case was laundered within a month through DEXs and cross-chain bridges. North Korean hackers have stolen $6.75 billion in cryptocurrency across 263 incidents since 2016, establishing state-sponsored theft as the dominant threat to decentralized finance, according to a new report by blockchain security firm CertiK. The Web3 security firm’s Skynet analysis documents how DPRK-linked groups have transformed from opportunistic attackers into the primary force in crypto crime, responsible for some 60% of all theft losses in 2025 alone, amounting to $2.06 billion.
New analysis reveals state-sponsored groups now dominate crypto crime, laundering billions through sophisticated cross-chain networks.
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has published a major security report warning that artificial intelligence is now being weaponized by state-linked hackers and criminal threat actors at industrial scale — with autonomous malware, AI-generated zero-day exploits, and credential-targeting operations posing a direct and escalating threat to crypto users relying on standard security measures. Related Reading: […]
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