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North Korea-linked Lazarus tries to steal cryptocurrency with macOS malware

North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus has been spotted running a new malware campaign targeting macOS environments, researchers said. The attack used fake video meeting invitations and social engineering to trick victims into running specific commands, enabling malware to download in the background and evade controls. The final stage deployed an information-stealing tool that collected browser data and macOS keychain items and sent them via Telegram. Researchers said targets extended beyond crypto firms to fintech and other companies.

AI & Enterprise

Jensen Huang hits back at criticism of chip sales to China, calls nuclear weapon analogy \'madness\'

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called it “madness” to compare U.S. companies’ AI chip sales to China with providing nuclear weapons to North Korea, rejecting remarks by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. The dispute centres on how far Washington should allow AI semiconductor exports to China. Huang argues technology controls are ineffective and risk ceding the world’s second-largest market, while Amodei says advanced chips could boost China’s AI competitiveness and require tighter restrictions.

Crypto

Why North Korea openly steals cryptocurrency

North Korea repeatedly targets cryptocurrency not to secure payment networks to evade sanctions, but to directly raise funds for weapons development, an analysis said. CoinDesk, citing security experts, reported the hacking differs structurally from other state-backed attacks because North Korea targets the crypto ecosystem itself. Experts said Pyongyang accepts traceable thefts to gain immediate global liquidity, focuses on key individuals with access, and uses long-term infiltration. Crypto transactions are hard to reverse, increasing risks.