Северные хакеры продолжают активно атаковать криптоактивы, нанося ущерб в $2 млрд за 2025 год Translated Headline: Northern hackers continue to actively target crypto assets, inflicting $2 billion in damages for 2025

North Korean hackers have stolen a staggering $2 billion in digital assets since the beginning of 2025, according to analysts from Elliptic.

The total known damage caused by the activities of these cybercriminals from the DPRK has surpassed $6 billion.

The majority of the losses have been attributed to the crypto exchange Bybit. In 2025, other platforms such as LND.fi, WOO X, and Seedify also fell victim to attacks. Overall, Elliptic has linked more than 30 hacks this year directly to North Korea.

This year’s figure is nearly three times higher than that of the previous year. According to UN data, these funds may be used to finance the country’s nuclear program.

Rather than exploiting technical vulnerabilities, the criminals rely on social engineering to deceive and manipulate individuals. Victims are often not just exchanges but also affluent private individuals, targeted either directly or through gaining access to assets of affiliated companies.

The methods for laundering money have also become more intricate. The perpetrators employ multiple stages of mixing, cross-chain transactions, obscure networks, and exploit addresses for fund recovery to reroute assets to new wallets.

Experts have noted that the transparency of blockchain technology enables tracing of illegal activities. Analyzing transactions aids in identifying stolen assets and blocking them on exchanges, limiting the hackers’ ability to cash out.

It is worth recalling that in July, the crypto industry experienced a loss of $142 million due to 17 hacking incidents.