Odaily reported that leaders of the Group of Seven adopted a statement at the G7 summit held in Évian-les-Bains, France, calling for joint action against North Korea’s cryptocurrency theft and cybercrime. The statement places crypto asset theft and cross-border cybercrime within the same security discussion, with a focus on hacking activity linked to North Korea.
United Nations security researchers have connected North Korea’s cryptocurrency theft to funding for the country’s weapons programs. The report also cited earlier attacks suspected of being connected to North Korean hackers, including the $285 million attack on Drift Protocol in April and the $36 million attack on Humanity Protocol in June.
According to Chainalysis data, North Korean hackers stole at least $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, bringing their total historical theft to at least $6.75 billion. The G7 statement continues the group’s coordinated position on responding to cybercrime activity associated with North Korea, with the original information attributed to cointelegraph.