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North Korea-Linked Phishing Triggers $36M Humanity Protocol Theft

A North Korea-linked phishing email led to a $36 million theft from Humanity Protocol, with tokens tied to decentralized AI projects Venice and Morpheus rising after the U.S. government ordered Anthropic to restrict foreign-national access to its technology.

read1 min publishedJun 14, 2026

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A North Korea-linked phishing email led to a $36 million theft from Humanity Protocol. Tokens tied to decentralized AI projects Venice and Morpheus rose after the U.S. government ordered Anthropic to restrict foreign-national access to its

Scoring Rationale #

A $36 million, North Korea-linked theft is notable for scale and nation-state involvement; simultaneous token moves after U.S. action against Anthropic increase market and security relevance.

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