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A recent report by The Wall Street Journal has revealed that North Korea, in a brazen show of cyber sophistication, has used cybercriminals to steal more than $3 billion in cryptocurrency over the last five years origin »
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South Korea's financial authorities are looking to introduce measures to hold crypto exchanges to greater scrutiny in the wake of Terra's collapse, according to a report by The Korea Times.
2022-5-24 17:14 | |
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In a report that is supposedly being prepared for a report to the UN Security Council, experts note that any assistance by the DPRK in organizing a cryptocurrency conference indirectly helps North Korea to advance its weapons programs.
2020-1-16 18:58 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges and banks losing money to North Korea hackers to fund for their nuclear missions, a confidential U. N report states. In an exclusive research report published on Reuters from an exclusive U.
2019-8-6 20:31 | |
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A privileged United Nations report confirms what everybody was suspecting so far: North Korea has been funding their nuclear program through orchestrated cyber-attacks from hacker groups set up and funded by the government.
2019-8-6 17:00 | |
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A recent report by the United Nations has revealed that North Korea has amassed billions of dollars for its weapons programs. The loot has been pilfered from cyber-attacks and cryptocurrency exchange hacks according to the confidential dossier.
2019-8-6 14:00 | |
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North Korea is funding its weapons of mass destruction via hacks of banks and crypto exchanges, says a confidential U.N. report.
2019-8-6 11:15 | |
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State-sponsored and criminal actors are mounting a wide array of cyber attacks against the global finance industry with an aim to steal data and sabotage trading systems, according to new research.
2019-8-1 15:32 | |
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Chairman Choi Jong-ku left the Financial Services Commission in South Korea last week. There are already multiple candidates that may fill his position. South Korea has been rather strict in the way that they’ve navigated the cryptocurrency industry, but could that change soon? A new report from The Korea Times indicates that the chairman of […]
2019-7-24 23:48 | |
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South Korea's most popular credit card firm, Shinhan Card based in Seoul has been granted a patent for its blockchain-based payments system. According to the report shared by the Korea Times, the firm using the newest patent technology has built the global’s first blockchain-powered credit card transformation process that enables settling spending limits, carrying out […]
2019-7-15 20:22 | |
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Blockchain is one of the fastest growing skills among workers in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, according to a LinkedIn report published Wednesday. LinkedIn analyzed the skills listed by its members from the APAC region over the last five years to identify the top 10 rising skills.
2019-6-19 12:52 | |
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By CCN Markets: According to The Korea Herald, Bithumb and four other major crypto exchanges in South Korea have formally changed their terms of service to become liable for potential hacking attacks that may affect users.
2019-6-18 21:30 | |
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Russian Hackers Linked To Coincheck 2018 Hacking A new report of the investigation into the hacked Coincheck exchange has revealed that the personal computers of the exchanges’ staff workers have allegedly been established to have been compromised by a virus originating from a Russian hacker syndicate.
2019-6-17 20:30 | |
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Massive Institution Looks to Store Crypto Reported by CoinDesk on Tuesday, Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets may soon be stored by KB Kookmin, South Korea’s largest bank. Citing a report from its Korea branch,.
2019-6-11 20:59 | |
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North Korean hacking group, “Kim-Soo-ki,” have allegedly orchestrated a phishing attack targeting users of South Korean cryptocurrency trading venue, UpBit, in a bid to steal their bitcoin, according to a report by The Next Web on May 31, 2019.
2019-6-1 01:00 | |
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South Korean Government Works On Crypto Regulations Due To A Growing Crypto Market South Korea, one of the most active countries in the crypto market, could be working on new regulations for the cryptocurrency market as it continues to expand.
2019-5-28 20:54 | |
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South Korea’s Shinhan Bank has announced the introduction of a blockchain system that replaces the manual verification process of documents, according to a report by CNB Journal. The blockchain system has been applied to the Shinhan Doctor Loan product aimed at medical professionals and considerably reduces the time spent to verify documents such as certificates […] The post South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Introduces Blockchain Platform for Document Verification appeared first on Coinjournal.
2019-5-28 13:56 | |
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Samsung is planning to extend its crypto and blockchain support to its range of Galaxy phones, according to a local report. In an article from Business Korea, Chae Won-cheol, senior managing director of the Product Strategy Team at Samsung Electronics’ Wireless Business Division, said: “We will lower barriers to new experiences by gradually expanding the […] The post Samsung supporting Ethereum on additional Galaxy smartphone models appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2019-5-15 07:34 | |
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Coinspeaker Almost One-Third of Bitcoin Exchange Users Come from the US: ReportAccording to the report published by DataLight, the USA leads the world in crypto trading, with Japan and South Korea taking the second and the third places.
2019-5-6 14:14 | |
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Emerges As World’s Crypto Capital Beating USA, UK, & South Korea The Kingdom of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has beaten other countries to emerge at the top as the choice of location for the sale of digital assets.
2019-4-30 22:37 | |
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Cryptojacking — the process of infecting computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency — has declined alongside prices during cryptowinter. But like any dextrous organism facing extinction, the virus and its propagators are adapting.
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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Telecom giant Samsung has invested 2. 6 million euros ($2. 9 million) into crypto wallet manufacturer Ledger, the French financial publication Capital reports. The investment gives the France-based startup a nearly $290 million valuation, per the report.
2019-4-26 22:16 | |
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Samsung is reportedly looking to develop its own proprietary blockchain network as well as its own token some time in the future. According to an exclusive CoinDesk Korea report, which cited a person “familiar with Samsung’s internal situation,” the South Korean electronics giant’s blockchain task force is building an Ethereum-based blockchain mainnet.
2019-4-25 12:34 | |
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North Korea could pose a threat to countries across Southeast Asia as it looks to exploit cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps in regulatory frameworks, according to a new report.
2019-4-25 17:04 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is looking into two major cryptocurrency exchange platforms as part of an investigation. According to a report published by Reuters Japan on April 23, 2019, the investigation by the financial watchdog is connected to the legal compliance and customer protection standards of trading platforms Fisco Digital Asset Group (FDAG) and Huobi Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of Huobi Global.
2019-4-24 22:55 | |
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A recent RUSI report states that Kim Jong-un is using Bitcoin along with other crypto to pay for developing nuclear weapons and to avoid global sanctions North Korea has been discussed for a long while.
2019-4-23 10:58 | |
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Microsoft Korea утверждает, что в стране наблюдается рост числа случаев атак с целью скрытого майнинга криптовалют или криптоджекинга. Как сообщает The Korea Times, об этом заявил руководитель программы безопасности Microsoft Ким Гви-рюн (Kim Gwi-ryun) во время пресс-конференции в Сеуле, которая сопровождала выпуск ежегодного отчета Microsoft Security Intelligence Report. По данным The Korea Times, уровень мошенничества […]
2019-4-23 20:00 | |
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An intelligence branch of the Russian government used bitcoin to fund its cyberwarfare efforts to interfere with the 2016 U. S. presidential election, the Mueller Report claims.
2019-4-19 23:21 | |
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A new report into the alleged use of cryptocurrency by North Korea claims the whole of Southeast Asia is “vulnerable” to state actors. RUSI: North Korea Has ‘Gone To Extremes’ Published April 12, the report, Closing the Crypto Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korean Cryptocurrency Activity in Southeast Asia, comes courtesy of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI).
2019-4-16 22:00 | |
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The Korean peninsula is rife with social and political differences ever since the Korean mainland was split between North and South Korea after the Korean War. According to a report released by The Royal United Services Institute [RUSI], North Korea could target Southeast Asia’s vulnerable crypto-sector.
2019-4-15 20:00 | |
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Despite the heavy international sanctions it is under, North Korea has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs undeterred thanks to the sanctions-circumvention tactics the hermit kingdom has developed.
2019-4-15 14:27 | |
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According to a recent report released by The Korea Times, the Indian giant Tech Mahindra will be working with Samsung to enter the blockchain market. In order to do so, Samsung SDS will cooperate with the Indian tech firm.
2019-4-15 07:06 | |
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Bithumb, which was hacked last month and later asked users to be careful about deposits, has reported a $180 million (205 billion Korean won) loss. The exchange suffers from reduced actual volume and a bear market in cryptocurrencies, according to the Korea Times.
2019-4-11 14:07 | |
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A group of South Korean lawmakers have expressed concern over the strict regulatory policies of the Financial Service Commission (FSC) on the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector and subsequently called for deregulation.
2019-4-9 21:00 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Tang. The Chinese security service provider 360 Security has issued a warning that a large number of crypto exchanges have been targeted by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus and that the number is still rising after the recent hacks of crypto exchanges DragonEx, Etbox and BiKi.
2019-4-2 21:54 | |
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The German Government has successfully completed a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) which used blockchain technology to manage the refugee asylum process and published the results on March 26, 2019. A Simpler Way Blockchain and immigration are slowly but steadily building a partnership as in recent days, a dissident group is now selling Ethereum-based visas to North Korea,Read More
2019-3-29 18:00 | |
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On March 26, 2019, South Korea’s central bank published 2018 Annual Payment Settlement Report. In the report, the country’s apex bank has given a summary of research it conducted on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
2019-3-27 16:00 | |
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The Bank of Korea has included mentions of CBDCs in its annual payment settlement report, also announcing a blockchain trial later in 2019
2019-3-27 17:44 | |
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A new U.N. report is linking cryptocurrency exchange hacks to North Korea. The report reveals that the embattled dictatorship continues to wage cyber attacks against other countries as a way to circumvent global sanctions and acquire foreign currency, using digital currencies to launder its illicit gains.
2019-3-19 21:00 | |
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South Korea’s largest Bitcoin exchange, Bithumb, has announced layoffs of 50%, the latest casualty of “crypto winter. ” B A report in Korean media issued earlier today shows that the exchange will be cutting its staff from 310 to around 150.
2019-3-19 02:20 | |
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The unilateral embargo promoted by the United States against North Korea has forced the nation to look for funding sources in order to survive, and cryptocurrencies provide a powerful tool to achieve this purpose since.
2019-3-15 19:27 | |
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According to a UN report released on March 12, 2019, North Korea has amassed hundreds of millions in cryptocurrency to circumvent sanctions. While there are many that have believed that North Korea was involved in various cryptocurrency cyber-attacks, the fact that the country is stockpiling cryptocurrency is a new development.
2019-3-15 14:00 | |
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The UN Security Council recently revealed in their annual report that North Korea has been using cyberattacks and blockchain… The post North Korea Hacked $571M From Asian Crypto Exchanges appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-3-12 23:17 | |
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Even before the official announcement of Samsung Electronics on the launch of the Samsung Blockchain Wallet, local publications speculated that Samsung Pay could be behind the high-profile crypto integration for the Galaxy S10.
2019-3-10 18:22 | |
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A report presented to the U.N. Security Council claims that North Korean hackers obtained $670 million in crypto and foreign fiat from 2015 to 2018
2019-3-9 17:35 | |
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North Korea has obtained some $670 million in virtual and fiat currency in a bid to bypass economic sanctions put in place as a result of its nuclear and missile programs. The country amassed the funds through cyber attacks, Nikkei says citing an expert panel reporting to the UN Security Council.
2019-3-8 14:24 | |
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An official at the Korea Exchange has revealed that the local crypto market will be affected by the decision made by the SEC regarding the Bitcoin ETF in a report by the Korea Herald on February 20, 2019.
2019-2-24 22:00 | |
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KT Corp. , South Korea’s behemoth telecom company, is preparing to roll out a blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) in March of this year. Much like many other BaaS platforms, it will reduce entry barriers into the industry and foster an innovative ecosystem.
2019-2-22 18:00 | |
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Report suggests BaaS platform is next blockchain project for South Korea’s telecoms giant, KT Corporation
2019-2-22 14:59 | |
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The South Korean city of Gimpo is reportedly developing a local cryptocurrency with the country’s leading telecommunications company, KT Corporation
2019-2-15 18:52 | |
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