Per the report, the group was able to rip off $1.7 billion last year alone. Social engineering, phishing and mixing are among some of the tactics deployed by the hackers in order to procure the digital assets and obfuscate their origins.
Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 21 seconds
Lazarus Hacked $3B In 6-Year Window: Report
Cybersecurity firm Recorded Future said the North Korean hacker group Lazarus hauled in approximately $3 billion in stolen crypto assets since 2017. So reports The Hacker News.
Most Read
-
-
Apr 27 2019
-
Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the concept of digital…
-
-
-
Jan 09 2019
-
Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said cryptocurrency and blockchain stand to…
-
-
-
Jan 16 2020
-
Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Representatives from the Reserve Bank of Australia said they are…
-
-
-
Sep 21 2018
-
Written by Jacob Roberts
Online software vendor Kashoo is forming focus group to react…
-