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North Korean Spies Targeted Drift in $285M Theft Operation

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Drift Theft Operation

North Korean-state-backed spies conducted an in-person operation targeting cryptocurrency platform Drift to drain $285 million, according to reports. The operation involved months of direct engagement with the target.

Broader North Korean Cyber Threat

According to a security intelligence research firm, North Korean-state-backed hackers account for 76% of all crypto scam and hack losses in 2026. The same firm reports that North Korean-backed actors have stolen $6 billion since 2017, underscoring the scale of ongoing cyber theft activity attributed to state-sponsored North Korean threat actors.

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GateUser-4bd1cc87vip
· 05-02 07:47
The general's nuclear missile development funding was originally contributed by me. I am honored.
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GateUser-9190180evip
· 05-01 23:34
If this research is real, then the United Nations sanctions are just for show.
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GateUser-423f10e3vip
· 05-01 15:41
It is recommended that exchanges directly ban all North Korean IP ranges.
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FeeswitchWhisperervip
· 05-01 07:26
76%? That number is so outrageous it sounds made up.
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PlayfulAndCheerfulSunflowervip
· 05-01 07:18
From 2017 until now, it’s $6 billion—North Korea’s foreign exchange is basically all thanks to hackers, that’s just how it is.
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PublicBlockchainUnderTheAuroravip
· 05-01 07:12
So the fact that my low-quality altcoin is going to zero might not be the project team’s rug pull—could it be what the general did?
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StardustRoutervip
· 05-01 07:10
How does an intelligence agency determine if it is state-backed? Are there fingerprint characteristics?
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GateUser-78b4adc8vip
· 05-01 07:10
National-level APTs are conducting crypto thefts—how can ordinary users defend against this dimensionality reduction attack?
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