North Korean Hackers Evolve Tactics with Social Engineering to Target Cryptocurrency Ecosystems
A former FBI agent warns that North Korea's state-backed hackers have shifted from brute-force attacks to sophisticated social engineering methods, posing a growing threat to the cryptocurrency sector. In 2025 alone, they stole over $2 billion in digital assets, with April 2026 recording the highest number of hacking incidents on record.
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