North Korean hackers used LinkedIn to steal 4,502.9 BTC (308 million dollars) from DMM Bitcoin, causing the company's closure, but no losses were recorded among users 🚫

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North Korean hackers used LinkedIn to send a malicious Python script to an employee of DMM Bitcoin, resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 BTC (approximately 308 million dollars). The attackers, posing as recruiters, infiltrated the company's system through session cookies. As a result of the attack, DMM Bitcoin announced its closure, but no losses were reported among users. In 2024, the crypto industry lost 1.5 billion dollars due to hacker attacks, including the theft of 235 million dollars from WazirX.

This material was prepared by Khachatur Davtyan, developed and translated by artificial intelligence.

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