CertiK says North Korea-linked hackers stole about 60% of the value lost to crypto hacks in 2025, with proceeds used to help fund the regimeโs nuclear and ballistic missile programs, highlighting the country’s growing reliance on digital assets to generate hard currency. The findings, shared with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, come from a new Skynet report that attributes roughly $2.06 billion of an estimated $3.4 billion in 2025 crypto security losses to groups tied to the Democratic Peopleโs Republic of Korea, or DPRK, across 79 of 656 incidents documented that year.…
North Korea Linked to Majority of Crypto Hack Losses in 2025, CertiK Says
