September 17, 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Chainalysis reported that state-linked hackers, including North Korea- and Iran-linked groups, increasingly used public blockchains to store malware instructions and infrastructure details, making campaigns harder to disrupt. The firm linked some activity to the North Korea-associated UNC5342 group across Tron, Aptos and BNB Smart Chain, and said similar techniques were seen on Bitcoin and Ethereum via EtherHiding for durable command-and-control access.
Source: https://whale-alert.io/stories/82e8012f1a1ce4/Chainalysis-says-state-linked-hackers-drove-a-420-surge-in-onchain-malware-activity-across-multiple-blockchains
⚠️ This content is an automated quote/summary from an external source, not personal opinion or investment advice.
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Chainalysis reported that state-linked hackers, including North Korea- and Iran-linked groups, increasingly used public blockchains to store malware instructions and infrastructure details, making campaigns harder to disrupt. The firm linked some activity to the North Korea-associated UNC5342 group across Tron, Aptos and BNB Smart Chain, and said similar techniques were seen on Bitcoin and Ethereum via EtherHiding for durable command-and-control access.
Source: https://whale-alert.io/stories/82e8012f1a1ce4/Chainalysis-says-state-linked-hackers-drove-a-420-surge-in-onchain-malware-activity-across-multiple-blockchains
⚠️ This content is an automated quote/summary from an external source, not personal opinion or investment advice.
