Crypto Hacks

Bitcoin closed the third quarter with a powerful advance, outperforming major assets as investors moved capital into crypto investment products. At the same time, a surge in hacks and exploits has put security back at the center of the industry debate.

North Korea-linked hackers have stolen over $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, nearly triple last year’s total. Elliptic says funds are used to support Pyongyang’s weapons programs.

Hacker group Gonjeshke Darande leaked Nobitex’s full source code following a $100M attack. Remaining user assets may be vulnerable as back-end security is now fully exposed.

North Korea-linked hackers stole $305M from Japanese crypto exchange DMM in a sophisticated attack involving social engineering and malicious code.

In a video shared on X, Ilya Lichtenstein reaffirmed that he acted alone in the theft of 120,000 bitcoin, dismissing speculation raised in a Netflix documentary.