According to Gracy Chen @Bitget, hacker activity led by North Korea-linked Lazarus is rising against the crypto industry, with attackers posing as job seekers to infiltrate teams (source: Gracy Chen @Bitget). According to Gracy Chen @Bitget, threat actors are stealing identities, including hers, and impersonating industry leaders on Twitter and Telegram to gain trust and access (source: Gracy Chen @Bitget). According to Gracy Chen @Bitget, the objective is infiltration and theft, with $1.34B stolen in 2024 and already $1.6B by August 2025 (source: Gracy Chen @Bitget). According to Gracy Chen @Bitget, techniques increasingly rely on AI, deepfakes, and social engineering targeting exchanges, projects, and traders (source: Gracy Chen @Bitget). According to Gracy Chen @Bitget, traders should stay vigilant and verify everything, including identities, job applications, and social-media communications, to mitigate theft risk (source: Gracy Chen @Bitget).

According to @ReutersBiz, Duncan Okindo reported spending four months in a scam compound on the Myanmar-Thai border where criminal groups used AI to perpetrate fraud on a global scale targeting victims with cryptocurrency investment schemes. Source: @ReutersBiz. For traders, the described AI-enabled schemes indicate elevated risk from unsolicited crypto investment pitches and social-engineering outreach, making strict identity verification and independent due diligence essential before transferring funds. Source: @ReutersBiz. The report underscores counterparty and platform risk in retail-facing channels frequented by crypto investors, reinforcing the need to avoid guarantees of abnormal returns and to route transactions only through trusted, regulated venues. Source: @ReutersBiz.