North Korean hackers stole a total of $395 million worth of crypto coins in 2021

  • A blockchain analysis firm says the theft was spread across 7 seven intrusions into cryptocurrency exchanges and investment firms.

Wired had the report:

  • a nearly $100 million increase over the previous year's thefts by North Korean hacker groups
  • total over the past five years to $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency alone
  • the seven breaches in 2021 amount to three more than in 2020 (dwon on the 10 in 2018, when they stole a record $522 million)

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Meanwhile, BTC update:

btc chart 14 January 2022

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