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A $290 million exploit on KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on April 18, attributed by LayerZero to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, sent shockwaves through DeFi and erased more than $13 billion in total value locked across protocols within 48 hours. Attackers drained…
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group has launched a new macOS malware campaign called Mach-O Man that uses fake online meeting invitations to trick crypto and fintech executives into executing malicious commands on their own devices, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.…
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LayerZero linked the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit to Lazarus and blamed a single-DVN setup for the breach.
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The notorious Lazarus Group may have been behind a cyberattack on crypto e-commerce store Bitrefill, the firm estimates. Detailing the March 1 incident in a Tuesday X post, the firm said the attackers used malware, on-chain tracing, and reused IP…
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South Korean authorities suspect that the November Upbit hack may have been masterminded by the notorious Lazarus Group. Unnamed industry sources told local media that the North Korean state-backed hackers may have been behind the breach, as the recent attack…
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The co-founder of privacy-focused cryptocurrency platform Samourai Wallet received a four-year sentence in federal prison for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.
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With Washington tightening the screws on North Korea’s crypto-funded nuclear weapons programme, South Korea says it’s open to rethinking its own sanctions playbook. During a recent interview, South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Ji-na told local media that “coordination between…
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Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao may be under attack by government-backed hackers, and he speculates the infamous North Korean state-backed hacking group, Lazarus, could be involved. On Oct. 10, the former Binance CEO took to X to share a screenshot…
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The U.S. Treasury designated Russian crypto exchange Garantex in April 2022. According to the new Treasury press release, Garantex processed over $96 billion in crypto for various cybercriminals in six years. Transparency International Russia reported that the team behind the…
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Malicious actors are targeting crypto executives through a new wave of AI-powered deepfake impersonation attacks, and Binance’s Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has joined the chorus of warnings. Commenting on the recent reports of a Zoom-based hacking scheme targeting industry figures, the…
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Ex-Animoca exec had his crypto wallets drained after downloading a fake Zoom update during a phishing attack linked to North Korean hacking group Lazarus. Mehdi Farooq, an investment partner at Hypersphere and ex-Animoca Brands exec, revealed in a post on…
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North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus is reportedly using a new malware strain called OtterCookie to target people working in crypto and finance. According to a June 6 alert posted on X by web3 security firm SlowMist, the group is reportedly…
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Crypto exchange Kraken has uncovered an attempted infiltration by a North Korean hacker posing as a software engineering job candidate. The incident began as a routine recruitment effort but quickly raised internal concerns due to multiple behavioral and technical anomalies.…
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Silent Push researchers claim cyber spies from North Korea’s Lazarus Group, have set up U.S. shell companies under fake aliases to infect crypto developers with malware. According to a recent Reuters report, U.S. cybersecurity company Silent Push has identified two…
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Manta Network co-founder Kenny Li narrowly escaped a Zoom phishing attack, suspected to be orchestrated by Lazarus. In his April 17 X post, Kenny Li said that he had been targeted by Lazarus in a Zoom meeting. It started with…