Chinesealysis Company:
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has released a report on cyber theft in 2021. In it, surprisingly, ‘this year has been a very successful year for cybercriminals in East Asia’.
North Korea ranks first in cyber theft:
Moreover, with the release of this study report, everyone’s attention turned to North Korea. Because we always remember North Korea only as a missile. Last year, North Korea came first in cyber theft.
Rise in number of scams:
Furthermore, the message mentioned in the study is as follows:
‘From 2020 to 2021, the number of North Korean-linked scams has increased from four to seven, and at present the value of these scams has increased by 40%,’ the report said.
These crypto hackers often target cryptocurrency investment companies and centralized transfer sites and steal crypto assets.
Mega theft using multiple technologies:
The hackers, who steal the cryptocurrency, used a number of techniques, including e-mails, code exploits and malware, to obtain funds from companies’ ‘hot’ wallets and then transfer them to North Korea’s control addresses, according to Synalysis.
Experts advise cryptocurrency users to transfer their crypto investments in their ‘Gold Wallets’ to ‘Hot Wallets’ to escape these types of crypto hacks.
But North Korea has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning North Korea have been made more than once.
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