TraderTraitor

TraderTraitor is a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group responsible for large-scale cryptocurrency thefts. It is named by authorities for its operations, which involve converting stolen tokens to Ethereum.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news for orchestrating the largest crypto heist in history, a $6 billion attack on Binance.

Latest on TraderTraitor

• Binance’s US$6b crypto heist: Five things to know about North Korea’s TraderTraitor hackers
• $6 Billion Binance Hack Bears Hallmarks of North Korea’s TraderTraitor
• The incident adds to North Korea's growing reputation for state-sponsored cybercrime.
• The attack is the largest crypto heist in history and follows a series of high-profile cyber thefts linked to Pyongyang.
• The agency named the operation "TraderTraitor" and tracked actors converting stolen tokens to Ethereum.
• The attack bears hallmarks of North Korea's TraderTraitor group.
• FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history
• North Korean hackers linked to crypto thefts among world's best, experts say

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