Japanese Crypto Exchanges Targeted by North Korean Hackers
Source: AdobeStock / Mieszko9 The notorious North Korean hacker group Lazarus is targeting Japanese cryptoasset companies, and some of these companies already saw their crypto stolen, according to The JapanNews, citing the National Police Agency (NPA). On Friday, the NPA released an alert, together with the Financial Services Agency and the National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity , stating that there is a high chance that Japanese businesses have been targeted by Lazarus for several years now. Allegedly, some Japanese companies have already reported that their internal systems had been hacked and their cryptocurrency stolen. It was the subsequent investigation that led to Lazarus being identified as the group behind these targeted attacks. The investigation was led by the regional police across Japan in collaboration with the NPA’s special investigation unit on cyber-attacks established in April this year. Japan has used a specifi...