North Korea's Cyber Heist: DPRK Hackers Stole $600 Million in Cryptocurrency in 2023
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North Korean state-affiliated hackers reportedly stole at least $600 million in cryptocurrency in 2023—about a third of all crypto theft that year—by using social engineering to obtain private keys and seed phrases, then converting funds to USDT/Tron and cashing out via mixers and high-volume OTC brokers; this activity is characterized as an evolving, high-impact revenue stream that funds DPRK WMD and missile programs.
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