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Rekt: Not So Safe

Mar 13, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.rekt.news/not-so-safe Source: Rekt Title: Not So Safe Feedly Summary: North Korea’s Lazarus Group stole $1.4B from Bybit’s signers by exploiting a simple vulnerability in Safe’s system. A single yaml.load execution bypassed high-end security, turning a supposedly impenetrable system into one of the industry’s biggest disasters. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

Threat Research Archives – Unit 42: RustDoor and Koi Stealer for macOS Used by North Korea-Linked Threat Actor to Target the Cryptocurrency Sector

Mar 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/macos-malware-targets-crypto-sector/ Source: Threat Research Archives – Unit 42 Title: RustDoor and Koi Stealer for macOS Used by North Korea-Linked Threat Actor to Target the Cryptocurrency Sector Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details a significant malware campaign targeting macOS systems, notably linked to North Korean nation-state actors employing advanced…

The Register: Bybit declares war on North Korea’s Lazarus crime-ring to regain $1.5B stolen from wallet

Feb 26, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/bybit_lazarus_bounty/ Source: The Register Title: Bybit declares war on North Korea’s Lazarus crime-ring to regain $1.5B stolen from wallet Feedly Summary: Up to $140M in bounty rewards for return of Ethereum allegedly pilfered by hermit nation Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, just days after suspected North Korean operatives stole $1.5 billion in Ethereum from it,…

Unit 42: RustDoor and Koi Stealer for macOS Used by North Korea-Linked Threat Actor to Target the Cryptocurrency Sector

Feb 26, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=138378 Source: Unit 42 Title: RustDoor and Koi Stealer for macOS Used by North Korea-Linked Threat Actor to Target the Cryptocurrency Sector Feedly Summary: Koi Stealer and RustDoor malware were used in a campaign linked to North Korea. This activity targeted crypto wallet owners. The post RustDoor and Koi Stealer for macOS Used…

Schneier on Security: North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency

Feb 25, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/north-korean-hackers-steal-1-5b-in-cryptocurrency.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency Feedly Summary: It looks like a very sophisticated attack against the Dubai-based exchange Bybit: Bybit officials disclosed the theft of more than 400,000 ethereum and staked ethereum coins just hours after it occurred. The notification said the digital loot had…

Hacker News: The $1.5B Bybit Hack: The Era of Operational Security Failures Has Arrived

Feb 22, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/02/21/the-1.5b-bybit-hack-the-era-of-operational-security-failures-has-arrived/ Source: Hacker News Title: The $1.5B Bybit Hack: The Era of Operational Security Failures Has Arrived Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant operation security breach in the cryptocurrency domain, highlighting how sophisticated attackers, particularly North Korean state-sponsored threat actors, have shifted from exploiting vulnerabilities…

Hacker News: SEAL Advisory on DPRK Threat to Crypto Exchanges

Feb 22, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.securityalliance.org/news/2025-02-dprk-advisory Source: Hacker News Title: SEAL Advisory on DPRK Threat to Crypto Exchanges Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a significant cyber theft by DPRK operatives, detailing their sophisticated tactics for compromising crypto exchanges. It emphasizes the importance of internal reviews and specific security measures for exchanges…

The Register: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks

Feb 14, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/chinese_spies_ransomware_moonlighting/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks Feedly Summary: Some employees steal sticky notes, others ‘borrow’ malicious code A crew identified as a Chinese government-backed espionage group appears to have started moonlighting as a ransomware player – further evidence that lines are blurring between nation-state cyberspies…

The Register: North Korea targets crypto developers via NPM supply chain attack

Feb 13, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/north_korea_npm_crypto/ Source: The Register Title: North Korea targets crypto developers via NPM supply chain attack Feedly Summary: Yet another cash grab from Kim’s cronies and an intel update from Microsoft North Korea has changed tack: its latest campaign targets the NPM registry and owners of Exodus and Atomic cryptocurrency wallets.… AI Summary and…

Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

Feb 12, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

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