On December 23, the FBI, Japan’s National Police Agency, and the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center confirmed that a $308 million cryptocurrency theft from Japan-based crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin has been linked to “TraderTraitor,” a hacking group tied to North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group. FBI and Japanese Police
South Korean police have officially confirmed that the 342,000 Ethereum (ETH) stolen from Upbit, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in 2019 was done by North Korean hacker groups Lazarus and Andariel. This is the first time a domestic agency has publicly linked North Korea to a major cryptocurrency theft. Initially,
The United States government initiated the seizure of nearly $2.67 million worth of digital assets taken by the North Korean Lazarus Group of hackers on October 4th via the filing of two formal complaints. Legal documents indicate that the United States government is attempting to recoup around $1.7 million in
Bitcoin layer-2 developer Alex Lab, which was affected by a $4 million hack in May, has revealed suspicions that the notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus may be behind the exploit. Today, Alex Lab identified three wallet addresses used by the attackers to siphon funds from their decentralized finance (DeFi)
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed the chief culprits of Harmony’s Horizon Bridge Hack. It confirmed two notorious cyber actor groups – Lazarus Group and APT-38, as the responsible agents of the $100M theft in the January 23 press release. Reportedly, these two groups are known to
It’s a merry-go-round when it comes to crypto based cyber crimes and hacks. On one side the security based technologies are on a constant development and research and bringing out new advanced security systems for the blockchains. On the other hand, the dark world of hacks and cyber crimes profusely
