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North Korean hackers used AI-enabled social engineering in Zerion attack

  • Cointelegraph by Martin Young--Cointelegraph
  • published date: 2026-04-15 06:31:17 UTC

North Korean hackers used AI social engineering to breach Zerion, stealing $100K in a targeted attack echoing the $280M Drift exploit.

Crypto wallet Zerion revealed that North Korean-affiliated hackers used AI in a long-term social engineering attack to steal about $100,000 from the companys hot wallets last week.  The Zerion team … [+2759 chars]