The Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection Agency (CISA), FBI and US Treasury have issued a joint warning of North Korean hacker threats to steal cryptocurrencies.
The document refers to hackers Lazarus Group, APT38, BlueNoroff and Stardust Chollima.
US authorities have said they are seeing attacks targeting the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors, including exchanges, DeFi protocols, venture capital funds, individual large crypto asset holders and NFTs.
Often, attackers use social engineering techniques to encourage victims to download malware and applications. With their help, hackers gain access to the victim’s device, steal keys or use other security vulnerabilities.
The document contains a number of recommendations on cyber defense, including the use of multi-factor authentication, connecting only to secure hosts, and others.
