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Chainalysis: Lazarus Is to Blame for Last Year’s KuCoin Crypto Theft

One of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts in history occurred last year. It involved the digital exchange KuCoin, which ultimately lost more than $275 million...

The U.S. Is Taking Its Crypto Back from North Korea

Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that the U.S. was looking to sue North Korea over several million dollars-worth of cryptocurrency that had been stolen...

U.S. Initiates Lawsuit Against North Korea Over Stolen Digital Currencies

The United States is saying “enough” when it comes to the hacking history of nuclear state North Korea. The country is now suing its...

Lazarus Is Back, and It’s Looking to Steal Crypto Through LinkedIn

The Lazarus Group – a cryptocurrency hacking organization allegedly based in North Korea – is once again searching for digital funds it has no...

Chinese Citizens Charged with Assisting Lazarus, Hiding Crypto

Two Chinese nationals have been charged in the United States for allegedly harboring more than $100 million in stolen crypto funds for the North...

North Korea Has Been Upping Its Attempts to Garner Crypto Since 2017

North Korea has been upping its attempts to garner cryptocurrency through internet fraud since 2017, according to a new report. North Korea Has Been At...

ETH’s Virgil Griffith is Officially Charged, Awaiting Trial

Virgil Griffith – the Ethereum research scientist who gave a seminar in North Korea despite lacking permission from the United States government – has...

Lazarus Utilizes Telegram to Make Off with Your Digital Assets

The North Korea-based hacking group Lazarus appears to be coming back, and this time, it’s allegedly using the encrypted messaging service Telegram to steal...

Virgil Griffith May Have Wanted to Help North Korea Mine Ether

Virgil Griffith, the 36-year-old Singapore resident (and U.S. citizen) who was recently arrested for giving a seminar about blockchain and cryptocurrency in North Korea,...

Several Crypto Experts Are Defending Virgil Griffith

Recently, Live Bitcoin News published a story regarding Virgil Griffith, a man who last April, traveled to North Korea despite U.S. regulatory scrutiny to...

U.S. Man Arrested Over North Korea Crypto Seminar

A U.S. man has been arrested for teaching North Korea about blockchain. According to a press release, Virgil Griffith – a resident of Singapore...

Lazarus Is Back: Researchers Uncover New Hacking Case

Is it possible that North Korea is back in the cryptocurrency hacking space? According to one source, that’s exactly the case. Researchers say they’ve...