Chainalysis: DPRK-Linked Hackers Stole $387M From Bitget, AI Cut Tracing Time to Minutes
- —Bitget hack losses reached $387 million, spread across four blockchains
- —Attribution points to DPRK-linked actors, whose 2026 thefts now exceed $1 billion
- —AI cut cross-chain bridge reconciliation from over 20 hours to under 10 minutes
- —Attackers used cross-chain liquidity protocols, messaging protocols, instant swaps and laundering services
Why it matters: Faster automated forensics supports near real-time freezing of stolen funds, but bridge fragmentation and privacy coins remain vectors of opacity.
Source: Crypto Economy