CrowdStrike Says North Korea-Linked Crypto Theft Hit $2.02B in 2025
CrowdStrike reported on May 14, 2026, that North Korea-linked cyber actors stole an estimated $2.02 billion in digital assets during 2025, a 51% year-over-year increase and the highest annual total recorded for those operations. The firm said cumulative losses tied to DPRK-nexus activity have reached about $6.75 billion.
North Korea-Linked Actors Drove 60% of Crypto Theft in 2025
North Korea-linked actors were responsible for roughly $2.06 billion in cryptocurrency theft in 2025, equal to about 60% of all reported losses that year, according to CertiK analysis. The concentration of losses shows state-linked crypto theft becoming a dominant custody and counterparty-risk factor for exchanges, trading desks and institutional treasuries.
Attorney says Drift’s April exploit may amount to civil negligence
Drift Protocol’s $270 million to $285 million exploit on April 1, 2026 is now being viewed through a legal lens that could prove as consequential as the technical fallout. The core argument emerging from post-incident commentary is that the breach may qualify not only as a security failure, but as civil negligence.