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Lazarus APT stole $1.5B from Bybit, it is the largest cryptocurrency heist ever

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worth of cryptocurrency from one of the companys offline wallets. The Bybit hack is the largest cryptocurrency heist ever, surpassing previous ones like Ronin Network ($625M), Poly Network ($611M), and BNB Bridge ($566M). Crypto exchange Bybitwas the victim of a sophisticated attack, and threat actors stole $1.5B

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North Korea-linked APT group BeagleBoyz targets banks

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Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) North Korea-linked APT group BeagleBoyz was very active since February 2020 targeting banks across the world. This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems.

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US officials charge two Chinese men for laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea

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The Department of Justice has charged the two Chinese nationals for laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea-linked APT groups. for helping North Korea-linked hackers in laundering cryptocurrency. The cryptocurrency have been stolen by the APT groups from two cryptocurrency exchanges. and Li Jiadong (???),

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U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

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Emerging in 2007 as a banking trojan, QakBot (a.k.a. Estrada said Qakbot has been implicated in 40 different ransomware attacks over the past 18 months, intrusions that collectively cost victims more than $58 million in losses.

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The US Treasury placed sanctions on North Korea linked APT Groups

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The groups are behind several hacking operations that resulted in the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide and destructive cyber-attacks on infrastructure. In conducted multiple attacks aimed at stealing bank card information and on ATMs.

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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses first Mac malware in cryptocurrency exchange attack

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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group leveraged for the first time on a MacOS variant of the Fallchill malware in a cryptocurrency exchange attack. According to Kaspersky, the North Korea-linked Lazarus group used a macOS malware to target a cryptocurrency exchange in a recent attack. ” states the report published by Kaspersky.

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North Korean Lazarus APT stole credit card data from US and EU stores

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In the past, the APT targeted banks and cryptocurrency exchanges , according to the experts the overall operations allowed the group to earn $2 billion. Sansec researchers reported that North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has been stealing payment card information from customers of large retailers in the U.S.

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