North Korean hackers steal record $2.02B in crypto this year

North Korean hackers have stolen $2.02 billion in cryptocurrency this year, an all-time high, Decrypt reported, citing a Chainalysis report. According to the report, the amount represents a 51% increase from the previous year. North Korean attacks accounted for 59% of the $3.4 billion stolen from crypto hacks worldwide this year. The report explained that while the frequency of attacks has decreased, North Korean hackers are evolving to maximize the damage from a single incident, utilizing methods such as using AI to gain fraudulent employment and planting malicious code in open-source software.