Cybersecurity
Analysts report North Korea is using prohibited Nvidia GPUs to supercharge AI-driven attacks on digital assets, drawing on decades of state-led AI research. The move complicates sanctions enforcement and raises new risks for exchanges and custodians.
Security researchers say a new 'ClickFix' malware uses a social engineering trick to get victims to run a command and then siphon Bitcoin from their wallets. Users are urged to treat unexpected CAPTCHA-like prompts with suspicion and secure private keys.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Nov. 14 that it secured convictions against U.S. residents who aided North Korea in schemes to steal large amounts of cryptocurrency and has seized assets tied to cyberattacks on crypto platforms. The move highlights criminal risks in the sector while signalling tougher enforcement.
China's cybersecurity arm has accused the US government of stealing roughly $13 billion in Bitcoin tied to the December 2020 LuBian mining-pool heist, escalating geopolitical tensions around cyber-operations and digital asset attribution.
China has accused the U.S. of playing a covert role in one of the largest bitcoin seizures, raising fresh tensions over state-level cyber operations and reshaping trust in global crypto custody. Markets and policymakers are watching for evidence and fallout.
China has alleged U.S. involvement in a major bitcoin seizure, calling it one of the biggest such operations and escalating cyber tensions. The claim injects fresh geopolitical risk into the crypto market and raises questions about attribution and cross-border asset control.
China’s cybersecurity agency alleges the United States orchestrated the 2020 theft of 127,000 BTC (about $13 billion). The claim raises fresh geopolitical risk for Bitcoin and could ripple through the crypto market and regulatory debates.
Beijing says the U.S. seized Bitcoin linked to a 2020 mining-pool hack and later rebranded those coins as criminal proceeds. The claim raises legal, technical and market questions for BTC and global crypto governance.
China’s cybersecurity regulator claims the U.S. took part in the seizure of 127,000 BTC — a stash now worth about $13 billion — reviving a years-long mystery with major geopolitical and market implications.
North Korean hackers are now leveraging AI to advance their crypto crime tactics, presenting new challenges for security in the digital asset space. Platforms like Bitlet.app offer innovative ways to safely engage with cryptocurrencies, including convenient installment payment options.