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North Korea arrests its own hackers over stealing from state banks

Jul 27, 2026
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North Korean authorities arrested a group of former military hackers accused of stealing funds from two state banks and laundering the money through crypto, according to a Daily NK report. The regime's hackers stole a record $2 billion in crypto last year. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."