North Korea Dominates Crypto Theft with $2.06 Billion in 2025
- North Korean groups were linked to $2.06 billion of the $3.4 billion lost to crypto hacks in 2025, representing 60% of total industry losses.
- DPRK-linked hackers accounted for only 12% of all attacks but captured the majority of financial losses.
- Between 2016 and early 2026, North Korean hackers stole approximately $6.75 billion in digital assets across 263 incidents.
- In early 2026, DPRK hackers already claimed $620.9 million out of the reported $1.1 billion crypto losses.
- The Bybit hack demonstrated rapid laundering capabilities, converting 86% of stolen ETH into BTC within a month.
DPRK-linked groups were responsible for a significant portion of crypto thefts, seizing over half of the industry’s total losses in both 2025 and early 2026 through sophisticated methods.
Source (3.2)https://cryptobriefing.com/certik-north-korea-crypto-theft-billions/?rand=59535
