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Ripple and XRP are helping to take down North Korea

News of a law enforcement partnership by Ripple will support XRP demand for years to come.

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May 04, 2026
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Let’s face it, Lazarus Group and North Korean hackers are bad actors in the crypto ecosystem.

Ripple is using XRP Ledger technology to fight back.

Starting now, Ripple is sharing exclusive DPRK threat intelligence, including fraud-linked domains, wallets, indicators of compromise, and DPRK IT worker profiles with law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals.

It is naming names, LinkedIn profiles, emails, locations, phone numbers, and correlated campaign signals.

Empowered with on-chain data of DPRK movements that have used XRP, Ripple is organizing the data needed for a global, collective defense.

TRM Labs reported that North Korean hackers stole over $570 million through April 2026, or three-quarters of all tracked crypto hacks this year.

Enough is enough.

The US Department of Justice has already said DPRK virtual currency heists help fund weapons and other regime priorities.

Ripple’s updated API creates higher-quality, more actionable intelligence that defense and security operators can utilize.

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The strongest security posture in crypto is a shared one. A threat actor who fails a background check at one company will apply to three more that same week. Without shared intelligence, every company starts from zero. Ripple is now contributing exclusive DPRK threat
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Big News! 📣 @Ripple is now contributing high-confidence DPRK threat data through Crypto ISAC helping security teams move from awareness to action. The reality is North Korean threat actors aren’t just attacking crypto, they’re infiltrating it. The latest wave of attacks is
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XRP Premium Analysis

Helping take down North Korea is good work, but yes, I know some people will say, “Cool, but what about price?”

My answer is simple: Institutions do not adopt rails they cannot defend to their Board of Directors.

Below, I am breaking down the security-to-price cause-and-effect I am watching for XRP, including the $1.40 reclaim overnight, and the trigger that would make this more than a headline…

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