The long con: How North Korean spies spent months in-person to drain $285 million from Drift

The long con: How North Korean spies spent months in-person to drain $285 million from Drift

Search/NewsVideoPricesResearchConsensus 2026Data & IndicesSponsoredSearch/enFinanceShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailThe long con: How North Korean spies spent months in-person to drain $285 million from DriftThe security intelligence research firm said North Korean-state-backed hackers account for 76% of all crypto scam and hack losses in 2026 and have stolen $6 billion since 2017.By Olivier Acuna|Edited by Jamie Crawley Apr 30, 2026, 12:58 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on Hackers from North Korea are operating faster, more precisely and in person as they now account for 76% of all attacks in 2026, according to a new TRMLabs report.What to know: North Korean state-backed hackers, mainly the DPRK and Lazarus groups, are blamed for about 76% of global crypto hack losses in 2026, or nearly $600 million, bringing their total haul since 2017 to more than $

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