Lazarus Group ទទួលខុសត្រូវចំពោះការ Hack ស្ពាន Horizon តម្លៃ 100 លានដុល្លារ៖ FBI

នេះ FBI has confirmed the involvement of North Korea’s Lazarus Group and APT38 in the $100 million Harmony Horizon hack last year.

The exploit of Defy protocols was rampant in 2022, with ការលួចចម្លងស្ពានខ្សែសង្វាក់ causing the most damage. Cross-chain bridge hacks accounted for 50% of Defy hacks last year. Ronin Bridge, Poly Network, and Binance Bridge were prominent targets from which hackers exploited more than $500 million each.

Cross-chain bridges facilitate transactions between different blockchains without needing a centralized authority.

In June 2022, hackers exploited $100 million from the Harmony Horizon Bridge, the gateway between Harmony and other blockchains. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed on Monday through a សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស​ព័ត៌មាន that North Korea’s Lazarus Group and APT38 were behind the hack.

State-Sponsored Lazarus Group Stole $100M From Horizon Bridge

The FBI’s investigations, in collaboration with the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, and other agencies, confirmed that Lazarus Group and APT38 were responsible for the $100 million hack. Lazarus Group and APT38 are cybercrime groups associated with the government of North Korea.

The hackers used the privacy protocol Railgun to sneak out over $60 million តម្លៃនៃ Ethereum on Jan.13. The on-chain sleuth, ZachXBT, caught this activity and រាយការណ៍ it on Jan. 16. The North Korean exploiters deposited the funds on three different exchanges, using 350+ addresses. 

However, Binance and Huobi collaborated to stop the movement of the stolen funds and recovered over 124 BTC.

FBI has also listed some wallets that are currently being used to park the stolen crypto in the form of Bitcoin.

នេះ FBI also linked Lazarus Group and APT38 to the $615 million ការ hack ស្ពាន Ronin last year. It is one of the largest crypto exploits of all time. 

Does North Korea Uses Crypto to Fund Weapons of Mass Destruction?

North Korean hackers have been involved in multiple cryptocurrency thefts. The hackers linked with the nation have reportedly stolen over $1 billion worth of crypto assets in the last five years. Most recently, in Dec. 2022, North Korean hackers stole over 1,000 NFTs and 300 ETH. 

According to the FBI press release, North Korea funds ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction programs through cryptocurrency thefts. Allegedly, the ex-Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith is helping the North Korean government with its សកម្មភាពព្យាបាទ.

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