

The FBI identified two groups behind the heist, including the Lazarus Group.

In late March, around $620 million in Ethereum was stolen. The style of attack and the use of a “mixer” - used to obscure the origin of funds - is similar to previous hacks attributed to Lazarus, Chainalysis, a blockchain firm investigating the attack, said on Twitter. The latest heist in decentralized finance (DeFi) occurred on June 23. The notorious North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus has been linked to the recent Atomic Wallet hack, resulting in the theft of over 35 million in crypto. Horizon Bridge is a service operated by the Harmony blockchain that allows assets to be transferred to other blockchains. Internal emails were also leaked after the studio released “The Interview,” a comedy that ridiculed North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un. In 2014, Lazarus Group caused mayhem in Hollywood and Sony Pictures Entertainment when hundreds of hard drives were wiped. This was a cyber-espionage campaign that used distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) techniques to target the South Korean government in Seoul. The hacking group’s earliest known attack is “Operation Troy,” which occurred from 2009 to 2012. This group is commonly tracked by the cybersecurity industry as Lazarus Group, APT38, BlueNoroff, and Stardust Chollima. Stolen funds are used to support North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction and its ballistic missile programmes. The attacks involved modifications of the well-known malware, DTrack, as well as the use of the brand-new Maui ransomware. Lazarus Group, also known as APT 38 (advanced persistent threat), is led by North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau - Pyongyang’s intelligence agency. Woburn, MA Aug Kaspersky experts have uncovered new attacks by Andariel, an advanced persistent threat (APT) subgroup of Lazarus, known for its campaigns in South Korea. AppleJeus APT 38 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency Department of Homeland Security fbi Ghaleb Alaumary Hidden Cobra.
