North Korean Hackers Have Already Stolen Over $2 Billion in Crypto This Year

The year isn’t even over, but North Korean hackers have already stolen an estimated $2 billion+ in cryptocurrency in 2025, a record-breaking haul. 

This is the most North Korean hackers have ever looted in a single year, according to blockchain tracking firm Elliptic. “This brings the cumulative known value of cryptoassets stolen by the [North Korean] regime to more than $6 billion,” it says. 

This year in particular, North Korean hackers made a killing by stealing over $1.4…