North Korean state-affiliated hacking groups have stolen more than $340 million worth of crypto so far this year from crypto exchanges and web3 apps, according to a new report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The thefts add on to a record $1.6 billion in North Korea-linked hacks from 2022. Cybercrime has become a significant revenue stream for North Korea’s heavily sanctioned economy, with an estimated 30% of cryptocurrency hacks this year tied to the regime, down from 43% in 2022. Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation linked North Korea to the theft of $41 million worth of crypto from Stake.com, a leading crypto casino. North Korean hackers were also behind last week’s $54 million hack of the crypto exchange CoinEx, according to on-chain investigator ZachXBT. In one of last year’s largest heists, U.S. officials determined that Lazarus, a North Korean hacker collective, stole $625 million from the Ronin Network, a blockchain network connected to the popular NFT...