FBI Warns of North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto ETFs and Bitcoin

Sep 3, 2024, 08:25 PM

The FBI has issued a warning about North Korean hackers who are aggressively targeting employees in the cryptocurrency, decentralized finance (DeFi), and web3 sectors. These cyber actors are conducting sophisticated and hard-to-detect social engineering campaigns to steal digital assets. They have been using extensive pre-operational research and crafting complex schemes, including fake job offers and investment deals, to infiltrate networks and deploy malware. The hackers are particularly focusing on companies associated with cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and are attempting to steal Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other crypto funds.