Sanctions on North Korea

According to ChainCatcher, citing Techcrunch, a Chainalysis report released on Thursday showed that this year, the total value of stolen cryptocurrencies surged 21% to $2.2 billion, of which more than half was stolen by hacker groups associated with North Korea. In 2024, hackers associated with North Korea stole 61% of the total amount stolen that year in 47 cases, worth $1.34 billion; in 2023, they stole $660.5 million in 20 cases, and in 2022, they stole $400 million. This shows that they are increasingly involved in these attacks.The report highlights that most cryptocurrency hacks this year occurred between January and July, with the amount stolen exceeding $1.58 billion, which is about 84.4% higher than the same period in 2023. After July, the upward trend slowed down significantly, which is very different from 2021 and 2022, which may be due to geopolitical issues.