Lazarus Group News

Ethereum smart account wallet platform SafeWallet has rearchitected its systems in the wake of the infamous $1.5 billion theft of ETH from Bybit.

The $116 million Balancer exploit appears to have been months in the making, with the attacker utilizing Tornado Cash and advanced methods to evade detection.

"EtherHiding" deploys in two phases by compromising a website, which then communicates with malicious code embedded in a smart contract.

Changpeng Zhao’s warning highlights a resurgence of threats from state-backed hacking groups, such as the North Korean Lazarus Group.

AI threat detection and enhanced wallet management may save crypto firms from North Korean infiltrators, cybersecurity experts told Cointelegraph.

A team of North Korean IT operatives behind 31 fake identities has been linked to the $680,000 hack of fan-token marketplace Favrr in June.

Binance face scrutiny as India investigates cross-border wallet flows and security risks. Globally, investigative agencies have been acting against illicit crypto funding.

A $44-million breach at CoinDCX has rocked India’s CoinDCX exchange, exposing silent vulnerabilities, delayed disclosures and the fragile infrastructure.

A pro-Israel hacker group stole $81 million worth of crypto from Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, adding to the conflict between the two countries.

The Indian crypto exchange announced a recovery program of up to 25% for ethical hackers who can help recover the stolen stablecoins.

The Venn Network team suspects the threat was linked to the North Korean Lazarus Group, citing its complexity and widespread deployment.

TRM Labs said North Korea is moving away from hacks to focus more on deception-based revenue generation, such as planting IT workers in US companies.

The stablecoin giant froze over $12.3 million worth of funds, pointing to potential illicit activity or AML violations.

The analysis by the BitMEX security researchers revealed amateur-level operational security lapses in the Lazarus Group’s hacker network.

OKX said its upgrades to the re-launched DEX aggregator include measures to identify suspicious or fraudulent onchain activity from hackers and other bad actors.