Upbit’s $32 Million Mystery Theft Points Toward Lazarus Group
Upbit, South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, said it found unusual withdrawals from one of its Solana hot wallets and moved quickly to stop trades and protect customers. Related Reading: Strategy Stock Crashes 60% — But Michael Saylor Refuses To Step Aside According to company statements and law enforcement sources, about 44.5 billion Korean won — […]
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A new report suggests that a notorious North Korea-affiliated hacking group may be behind last week’s $100 million Harmony attack. The Lazarus Group, a well-known North Korean hacking syndicate, has been identified as the primary suspect in the recent attack that saw $100 million stolen from the Harmony protocol. According to a new report published today by blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, the manner in which Harmony’s Horizon Bridge was hacked and the way stolen digital assets were consequently laundered bears a striking resemblance to other Lazarus Group attacks.“There are strong....
According to the co-founder of Debridge Finance, Alex Smirnov, the infamous North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group subjected Debridge to an attempted cyberattack. Smirnov has warned Web3 teams that the campaign is likely widespread. Lazarus Group Suspected of Attacking Debridge Finance Team Members With a Malicious Group Email There’s been a great number of attacks against decentralized finance (defi) protocols like cross-chain bridges in 2022. While most of the hackers are unknown, it’s been suspected that the North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group has been....
According to blockchain investigator ZachXBT, Circle had been making money from transactions in line with the notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus Group, a severe accusation lodged against the company. Related Reading: Trump Drops Major Clue On Crypto Project Launch Date The allegation comes after an incident in which Circle took more than four months […]
South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, is facing a second major security crisis after 44.5 billion won (around $30–32 million) in digital assets were drained from a hot wallet, with authorities “strongly” suspecting North Korea’s Lazarus Group. According to ICT industry sources and government officials cited by Yonhap News on November 28, investigators are focusing […]
The Lazarus Group are North Korean hackers who are now sending unsolicited and fake crypto jobs targeted toward Apple’s macOS operating system. The hacker group has deployed malware which conducts the attack. This latest variant of the campaign is being scrutinised by the cybersecurity company SentinelOne. The cybersecurity company found out that the hacker group […]