Nick Carlsen

Global Investigations @trmlabs | Former FBI | DPRK Sanctions

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@SttyK In my experice, Star JV is vanishingly rare in recent years for hacks. TTK all day every day.

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

Maybe the USG can take some cues here and actually target the soft underbelly of North Korea's hacking empire - the Foreign Trade Bank/KKBC. Chasing stolen crypto and dodgy Chinese launderers isn't the way to win this war.
https://t.co/frP5xpsvyQ

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@SttyK @SttyK I suspect there is a kernal of truth to the story. It is endlessly frustrating to me the collective response to NK hacking is, at best, totally reactive. I think it's time for the hunters to experience being the prey.

[tanuki42 @tanuki42_]

1/8 A North Korean recruiter just tried to pay me $300/month to launder his Upwork identity. Here is how the pitch works: 🧵

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@Rodomonte @perkinscr97 There would need to be authorizing legislation first. It is Congress's authority. But it absolutely could happen very quickly. And I hope it does.

[Select Committee on China @ChinaSelect]

Chinese underground banking systems are the financial backbone enabling fraud, fentanyl trafficking, and sanctions evasion at global scale.

As @ARedbord from @trmlabs testified this week in a @HomelandGOP hearing, these networks processed over $100 Billion in 2025 alone, powering scams that drain American families of their life savings.

The same China-linked financial networks laundering scam proceeds are also enabling fentanyl trafficking, connecting digital fraud directly to the drug crisis at our border.

This is a national security threat; Chinese underground banking systems moving money for cartels, criminals, and hostile actors alike.

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@sydseiler @Mister_G_2 The Chinese are masters at jerking Americans around. We wasted countless opportunities to actually disrupt North Korea because of that. To wit: DOJ could have seized BILLIONS in '16/17. But we didn't want to hurt China's feelings. Disgraceful.

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@randOver_ This hack is a very different team and pattern from what we saw in Bybit. This is not a TraderTraitor theft.

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@aptwhatnow @browsercookies Excellent piece!

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@DmitriyMolla @RepMGP Amen. Washington's energy code is obscene. It would be nice if she turned some attention directly at it!

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@tayvano_ @tayvano_ you really probably ought to see a doc if the pain is that bad. I'll just leave this story here: https://t.co/FuEXbg34zY

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@shipwreckedcrew Strong Weimar vibes.

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@tayvano_ Lol

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@ChrisTorresLugo @EmmanuelMacron It's like all the fake European VC accounts on Twitter...but it's real.

[JoshTweeted @JoshTweeted]

I am calling for a total and complete shut down of the war colleges until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on

[Nick Carlsen @NickCarlsen1]

@MarcACaputo @signalapp From Signal's website: "If anyone contacts you within Signal claiming to be a chat bot, security, support or representative from Signal, it is a SCAM. Immediately select Report and choose to Report and Block."

[The Bull Moose Project @BullMooseProj]

The Constitution grants Congress a forgotten power: to issue letters of marque and reprisal.

A tool once used to unleash privateers against Britain’s navy, and it could again bridge private enterprise and national defense in our new age of hybrid warfare.

Whether its on the ocean, or in space the logic is consistent and constitutional. deputize Americans to strike at enemies where our bogged down administrative state cannot.

Reviving this authority demands structure. Congress should create a U.S. Court of Marque and Reprisal to adjudicate operations, verify captures, and reward success—just as prize courts once did in the age of sail.

A Letters of Marque Authorization & Regulation Act could bring this constitutional tool into the 21st century—uniting innovation and patriotism to defend American interests on every frontier.

Read @AidenBuzzetti's latest, for @firstbreakfast below.

[Kate O'Keeffe @Kate_OKeeffe]

NEW: Our deep dive on how a Chinese mogul outran US national security restrictions meant to keep autonomous vehicle tech in America. Come for the steak & red wine, stay for the Cfius:
https://t.co/eANqeCToR4

[Seongsu Park @unpacker]

I’ve always wondered who was really behind the Contagious Interview campaign and couldn’t agree with attributing it to Lazarus without solid proof. But yesterday, AhnLab dropped the most solid evidence linking it to Lazarus group. Big shoutout to AhnLab!
https://t.co/RnFl6SJIzv