Last year was the worst on record for crypto hacks, as North Korean groups cash in

Nearly $4 billion was stolen in cyberattacks on cryptocurrency platforms in 2022, fueled in large part by hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government.

Blockchain research firm Chainalysis found that it was a banner year for hackers targeting cryptocurrency firms, with about $3.8 billion in total stolen from companies in the industry, up from $3.3 billion in 2021.

Most of the attacks centered on decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms – which made up more than four in every five …

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