Chainalysis links $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea
Chainalysis attributes a $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea, saying it pushes North Korea-linked crypto thefts above $1 billion in 2026, while onchain records show stolen XRP swapped through THORChain.
Why “Unverified”
- Reported by The Defiant alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet
1 independent source groups across 1 posts · evidence score 52/100. How labels work
Market around the story
| Asset | Price at first report | 6h before | 1h before | 1h after | 6h after | 1h move vs normal | 24h volume vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XRP | Measured six hours after the first report. | ||||||
Returns are measured from the moment the story first appeared. “vs normal” compares the move with the asset's typical hourly move over the previous 30 days.
What the sources claim
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Chainalysis links the $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea.
“Chainalysis Links $387 Million Bitget Hack to North Korea”
The Defiant -
The theft pushes North Korea-linked crypto thefts above $1 billion in 2026.
“the theft pushes North Korea-linked crypto thefts above $1 billion in 2026”
The Defiant -
Onchain records show stolen XRP being swapped through THORChain. XRP
“onchain records show stolen XRP being swapped through THORChain”
The Defiant
Sources
Summary and claims extracted by deepseek/deepseek-flash with prompt analyze-story@3 on 2026-10-02 16:20 UTC. Labels are computed from the sources, not by the model.