How North Korea perfected the crypto heist — SkimNews
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- North Korean hackers carried out what was described as the world's biggest crypto heist, their latest feat.
- North Korean hackers spent years perfecting the methods behind the heist.
- Their arsenal combined financial theft, social engineering and sophisticated cyberattacks.
- Binance was the target of a suspected $6.3 billion theft attributed to North Korean hackers.
Why it matters: The alleged loss to Binance reaches $6.3 billion, while the methods span financial theft, social engineering and sophisticated cyberattacks. Those details present the world’s largest crypto heist as the product of years of accumulated expertise by the suspected group, not an isolated breach.
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