North Korea supposedly is going to hold a conference dedicated to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. It is expected that the event will be held in October and will bring together experts from different countries, who will meet with representatives of the North Korean state enterprises. This writes Bitcoin.com citing the South Korean publication Yonhap, which, in turn, refers to the U.S. Radio Free Asia.
On condition of anonymity, an expert on cybersecurity, told the radio station that North Korea eager to demonstrate its capabilities in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain.
On the possible preparation of crypto conference became known only a few days after the publication of the next report that hackers supported by the government of the country, carry out attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges its neighbor and Western countries. Cybercriminal syndicate Lazarus Group, which is usually associated with the North Korean hackers, has released a new malware that focused on a variety of operating systems.
The researchers “Kaspersky Lab” claim that the alleged North Korean hackers have recently launched a campaign called “Applejeus”, which used a Trojan horse virus Fallchill. The malware, designed to steal cryptocurrency, has been discovered in the one of the Asian trading platforms. There he was once one of the employees of the exchange downloaded from inspire trust website. The experts found that Fallchill has been improved and is now threatening not only Windows users but also Mac OS and possibly Linux.
In attempts to steal cryptocurrency blame North Korea for the first time. In March, a former employee of the national security Agency and an expert on cyber security in the Asia-Pacific region Priscilla Morita reported that North Korea possessed at least 11 000 bitcoins in 2017 by hacking and mining.
The activities of the Lazarus Group is also associated with last year’s attacks on the South Korean stock exchange cryptocurrencies. According to sources in Seoul, North Korean hackers attacked crypto-exchange Bithumb, the biggest in the country and stole the data of 30,000 users.
According to media reports, while in isolation, the regime of Kim Jong-UN has resorted to using cryptocurrencies as a tool for implementation of the uncontrollable and anonymous transactions. The interest of the state to the subject was confirmed by reports that the Pyongyang University conducts a course on cryptocurrencies.
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