Zerion disclosed that it was attacked by North Korean hackers using AI for social engineering, resulting in the theft of approximately $100,000.

CoinFeed reported on April 15th that, according to Cointelegraph, cryptocurrency wallet Zerion disclosed that North Korean hackers used AI to conduct a long-term social engineering attack, stealing approximately $100,000 from the company's hot wallet last week. Zerion confirmed that user funds, applications, and infrastructure were unaffected and has proactively disabled its web application as a precaution. Zerion also stated that the attackers obtained login sessions and credentials of some team members, as well as the company's hot wallet private key, noting that AI is changing the way cyber threats operate.