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North Korean Hackers Exploit Crypto Firms with Deadly Patience

North Korean hackers use months-long social engineering to breach crypto firms, prompting Ripple to share critical threat intelligence industry-wide.

Key takeaways

  • How North Korean Hackers Are Shifting Tactics to Target Crypto Firms
  • Forget the old clichés of lone hackers gutting smart contracts overnight. April’s $285 million Drift breach wasn’t a rapid-fire exploit—it was a slow burn, months in t...
  • The North Koreans are pivoting away from brute-force attacks. Their new playbook relies on long-cycle social engineering: cultivating insiders, impersonating trusted p...
  • What makes this shift more dangerous is its unpredictability. Smart contract bugs can be patched, and their signatures are often visible to defenders. Social engineeri...

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