North Korea's shadow lurks in DeFi wallet security vulnerabilities
Source: CoinWorld
Time: 2025-09-12 19:24:30
The co-founder of THORChain lost $1.35 million in a North Korean-initiated Telegram phishing scam that used fake wallet interfaces and identities to impersonate them. The stolen funds were quickly transferred to a North Korean-related address. The team is working with cybersecurity companies to investigate and plans to strengthen security measures, highlighting that despite blockchain’s reputation for security, there are persistent vulnerabilities.