North Korea’s Crypto Heists Target DeFi, Prompt Trilateral Response

[AIcash]

The foreign ministers highlighted that North Korea’s Lazarus hacking group stole billions in 2025, using phishing, supply chain breaches, and smart contract exploits to fund its weapons programs.

Trilateral cooperation focuses on sharing threat intelligence, recovering stolen funds, and disrupting illicit crypto networks. Regular coordination between Japan, the US, and South Korea—almost monthly since 2010—has become crucial to counter the growing cyber and financial threats posed by Pyongyang.

[Nahid10]

Lazarus stealing billions in 2025 shows how dangerous state-backed hacking has become. Good to see US, Japan, SK coordinating tighter.

[kelson10]

Almost monthly coordination since 2010 Trilateral intel-sharing is critical if we want to actually disrupt Lazarus and recover stolen crypto.