Eleven years on from the creation of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency security is still a genuine struggle. Crypto security firm Slowmist keeps an ongoing log of blockchain, exchange, and wallet hacks. So far, the company estimates that blockchain hackers have lifted a cool $13 billion in 319 separate events. And hacking is big business. Far from the stereotype of a solo operator launching cyber-attacks from a laptop, cryptocurrency attacks these days are more likely attributable to an organization such as the Lazarus Group. Most recently, the North Korean crime syndicate has been associated with a series of phishing attacks targeting cryptocurrency
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