North Korean Hackers Responsible for 61% of All Crypto Thefts in 2024, Analysis Finds

North Korean (DPRK) hackers were responsible for 61 percent of the total amount of cryptocurrency stolen in 2024, according to a report from Chainalysis that underlines just how much these types of thefts have increased. 

If we only look at the news, cryptocurrency thefts have increased dramatically in the past couple of years. Hardly a week goes by without a security incident involving various protocols, mixers, and so on. It’s not just a wholly inaccurate impression – the numbers put forward