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Why North Korea keeps stealing billions in crypto — out in the open

  • Margaux Nijkerk--CoinDesk
  • published date: 2026-04-12 10:00:00 UTC

As North Korea's infiltration tactics grow more sophisticated, security experts say the crypto industry needs to understand what sets the regime apart from every other state-backed hacker — and why that difference makes it a dangerous threat to the ecosystem.

North Korea's six-month infiltration campaign at Drift rattled a crypto industry already reeling from billion-dollar exploits. But as the news settled, a bigger question came into focus: why does No… [+5039 chars]