news Why are North Korean hackers such good crypto-thieves?

[Alamson]

They recently pulled off the world's biggest cyber-heist. February 21st was a typical day, recalls Ben Zhou, the boss of ByBit, a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange. Before going to bed, he approved a fund transfer between the firm’s accounts, a “typical manoeuvre” performed while servicing more than 60m users around the world. Half an hour later he got a phone call. “Ben, there’s an issue,” his chief financial officer said, voice shaking. “We might be hacked…all of the Ethereum is gone.”

Source: https://www.economist.com/asia/2025...ditorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content

 

[ActionAce]

I agree with that fact! I also read a lot of news about the North Korean hackers; they are very good and on top of their game. To beat them at the game, one needs to use a very strong password and make sure that your computer and phone software are up to date. I think they are able to pull it off successfully because they continuously practice.