News Summary

• Hackers have stolen more than $2 billion in crypto during the first half of 2025, according to new data.
• It's the worst year-to-date on record for crypto thefts.
• Much of the stolen crypto this year was attributed to a single breach at crypto exchange Bybit.
• North Korea has become a formidable threat in recent years by targeting Western companies to steal cryptocurrency with the aim of funding its sanctions-enforced nuclear weapons program.
• It has also relied on thousands of remote IT workers, who infiltrate tech companies to earn a wage, steal intellectual property, and then extort companies into paying so as not to publish their sensitive files.