How To Keep Your Crypto Safe from North Korea's 2,500 Hackers

Pablo Sabbatella is the Founder of Opsek and Louis is the Head of Operations & Audits.North Korea has an estimated 2,500 organized hackers targeting crypto right now, which is why stolen funds often don't come from smart contract bugs, they start with hacking people.In this episode, Pablo and Louis walk through the real threat landscape facing DeFi users and protocols today, including the most common attack vectors targeting crypto holders right now. We discuss what DeFi protocols must do to raise the security bar and what we as individual users can do today to meaningfully reduce the risk and protect ourselves.------💎 THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS🔒 KPK | Best risk-adjusted yield through automated vaults🏦 AXIS | The Origin Vault launches on Ethereum on July 29th🌐 RE | Earn real yield backed by regulated reinsurance programs🕛 NOON | The highest and safest stablecoin yield, built for the long term🟠 APYX | The first dividend-backed stablecoin (DBS)🌏 MANTLE | The world’s premier RWA distribution layer🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | ETH staking solutions for scale⚔️ KATANA | Deep liquidity & real yield------⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Intro2:04 - How Pablo pulled Nomatic’s data from just an email4:29 - From hacking for fun to white hat security11:42 - How real is the threat of AI in DeFi?17:12 - When will AI tools protect DeFi users?22:58 - Common attack vectors in DeFi and how to stay safe29:56 - How to safely buy a hardware wallet32:49 - Assessing Nomatic’s wallet management35:55 - Passkeys vs 2FA, mistakes to avoid43:28 - Why everyone should be using physical keys (Yubikey)46:17 - How DeFi builders can avoid compromising devices53:01 - What is Security Alliance (SEAL)?57:14 - How Opsek protects crypto for CEXs, HNWI, and DeFi1:02:31 - DPRK's 2,500 hackers working to steal your crypto1:10:22 - Close calls with real hackers1:18:47 - Closing------🔗 GUEST LINKS► Opsek website: https://opsek.io/► Opsek on X: https://x.com/opsek_io► Pablo Sabbatella on X: https://x.com/PabloSabbatella► Louis on X: https://x.com/theSouilos► Security Alliance on X: https://x.com/_SEAL_Org------🎙️ MORE FROM THE EDGE PODCAST AND EDGE NEWSLETTER► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/------DISCLAIMER: Nothing said on The Edge Podcast is a recommendation to buy or sell tokens or securities. This content is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing shared here is financial advice. Any views expressed by hosts or guests on the show are solely their opinions. Always do your own research. DeFi Dad, Nomatic, and guests may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast.