7,000 Crypto Wallets Targeted as North Korean Hackers: Credential compromise

TL;DR: Japan’s National Police Agency and the FBI confirmed the infection of over 30,000 devices and the theft of credentials from 7,000 wallets across more than 100 countries. Addresses controlled by the attackers received at least 1.7 billion yen (approximately $10.71 million) between December 2025 and July 2026. Law enforcement dismantled Japan’s first operational “laptop ... Read more

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Sources

• https://crypto-economy.com/7000-crypto-wallets-targeted-as-north-korean-hackers-infect-30000-devices/
• https://crypto.news/north-korean-hackers-stole-7000-crypto-wallet-records-japan-says/

Record history

First seen: 2026-09-18T14:38:37.000Z. Last updated: 2026-09-18T21:11:44.059Z. Revision: 1.