Cybercrime $290 Million Kelp DAO Crypto Heist Blamed on North Korea The hackers targeted LayerZero’s DVN, compromising certain RPCs and DDoSing others to trigger failover to the poisoned infrastructure. Ionut ArghireApril 21, 2026
Cybercrime $3.6 Million Stolen in Bitcoin Depot Hack A hacker transferred more than 50 bitcoin from the Bitcoin ATM operator’s wallets after stealing credentials. Eduard KovacsApril 9, 2026
Cybercrime North Korean Hackers Drain $285 Million From Drift in 10 Seconds The attackers prepared infrastructure and multiple nonce-based transactions, took over an admin key, and drained five vaults. Ionut ArghireApril 3, 2026
Application Security Shai-Hulud Supply Chain Attack Led to $8.5 Million Trust Wallet Heist The worm exposed Trust Wallet’s Developer GitHub secrets, allowing attackers to publish a backdoor extension and steal funds from 2,520 wallets. Ionut ArghireDecember 31, 2025
Nation-State North Korea’s Digital Surge: $2B Stolen in Crypto as Amazon Blocks 1,800 Fake IT Workers Data from Chainalysis and Amazon offers a glimpse into North Korea’s cyber activities surrounding cryptocurrency theft and fake IT workers. Eduard KovacsDecember 19, 2025
Cybercrime DeFi Protocol Balancer Starts Recovering Funds Stolen in $128 Million Heist Hackers drained more cryptocurrency from Balancer by exploiting a rounding function and performing batch swaps. Ionut ArghireNovember 6, 2025
Nation-State North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $2 Billion in Cryptocurrency in 2025 The hackers are believed to have stolen over $6 billion for the Pyongyang regime, financing its military programs. Ionut ArghireOctober 8, 2025