Learn how hackers stole more than BRL 6 billion worldwide. Criminals practice theft in the digital environment and have injured thousands of people.
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) recently announced that North Korean hackers have stolen more than 1.5 trillion won in the past three years, since 2017. The value corresponds to R$ 6 billion.
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How did the theft come about?
According to the agency, thefts mainly occur through illegal cyber activities such as cryptocurrency theft and fraud. The service points out that North Korea is one of the countries in the world with the greatest capacity for this type of crime.
Earlier this year, Chainalysis, a blockchain data analysis platform, released a report noting that North Korea was the country responsible for the world’s largest attacks on cryptocurrencies in 2021. The information said about US$400 million, equivalent to R$2.2 billion, was stolen.
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How did hackers steal these sums?
The main method used by hackers to steal these amounts in the digital environment, apart from the famous phishing, is to exploit flaws in platform codes.
Hackers stole these amounts and after the crime, money laundering and crime concealment began. South Korean intelligence comments that these illegal cyber activities have been one of North Korea’s main sources of revenue and predicts that this type of crime by North Korean hackers will increase in the coming year.
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What is phishing?
Phishing is a scam commonly used by cyber criminals. They send a message with a link to users, either through email or other social media. By clicking, malware steals personal and access data from victims.
For this reason, it is important to pay attention to messages that come in in different mediums and not to click on a sent link. It is always necessary to analyze the accuracy of the information and suspect, for example, unusual promotions.
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