#BitwiseBitcoinETF you know that North Korean hackers stole $1.3 billion worth of cryptocurrencies in 2024‼️ In 2024, a total of $2.2 billion was stolen, with North Korean hackers responsible for more than half of that number ($1.3 billion to be exact), which is twice as much as last year, according to BBC News.

The price of bitcoin has gone up, as has the appetite of thieves. As it turns out, North Korean hackers are unrivaled in robbing cryptocurrencies. They committed some of the thefts by impersonating remote IT workers and thus infiltrating the structures of cryptocurrency companies. Research firm Chainalytic reported that the most popular among cybercriminals was taking over keys that are used to control access to resources on cryptocurrency exchanges.

Such a breach can have a devastating effect on a user's account.

So be careful how and what you do.