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 <li>The FBI has issued a warning to the North Korean hackers’ latest target on crypto employees.</li>
 <li>The attackers deploy malware through complex social engineering campaigns.</li>
 <li>Even highly secured companies could fall victim to the hackers’ new tactics.</li>
</ul>
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about North Korean hackers’ latest attempts to steal crypto from crypto exchanges, DeFi, and ETF issuers. The agency says the hackers are targeting employees of crypto firms to steal assets through “complex” social engineering attacks.
In a notice released on <a href="https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240903" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 3, 2024</a>, the FBI shed light on the potential threats of malware attacks by North Korean hackers targeting crypto exchanges, ETF, and DeFi platforms. The agency outlined the illegal actors’ possible schemes, methods, and other details of the potential attack. These actors aim to deploy sophisticated malware to users’ systems and steal significant amounts of crypto assets.
The FBI cautioned that even companies with the top-notch security could be vulnerable to the <a href="https://coinedition.com/north-korean-cybercrime-lazarus-group-launders-millions-through-cambodian-firm/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">North Korean </a>attack, considering the complexity of the malware scheme. The statement read, “Given the scale and pers…
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