North Korean hackers siphon more than $12 million from crypto users in sprawling campaign

Multiple nation-state and criminal cyber campaigns reported: North Korean-linked actors stole up to $12M in cryptocurrency in Q1 2026 via malware targeting personal devices; a previously unknown wiper was used in destructive attacks against Venezuela’s energy and utilities sector; French police arrested a suspected hacker behind dozens of data breaches; Dutch intelligence warns China’s cyber capabilities now rival the US; and the UK reports handling four nationally significant cyber incidents per week, with most attributed to hostile foreign governments. These stories indicate escalating, high