State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds
Cointelegraph· Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra· Sep 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM

North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions.
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