Elliptic analysis reveals over $100M stolen from Atomic Wallet

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North Korea’s Lazarus Group linked to $100M Harmony exploit

Notorious North Korean hacker group Lazarus is likely behind the recent exploit of Harmony horizon bridge, leading to the loss of $100 million, says Elliptics. In its report on the hack, the blockchain analytics firm said the strategies employed for the attack are similar to those used for the Ronin Bridge exploit a few months…

US Federal agencies warn businesses against mistakenly hiring North Korean hackers

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has alerted the general public and businesses against unwittingly hiring North Korean IT workers. In a joint statement released with the U.S. Department of Treasury and Department of State, the federal agency stated that doing so could result in sanctions from the UN and the U.S. and reputational damage….

US claims North Korea’s ‘Lazarus Group’ responsible for Axie Infinity hack

The U.S. Treasury Department has claimed that the North Korean hacker group Lazarus is responsible for the $625 million hack of the Axie Infinity Ronin bridge. The agency added an Ethereum (ETH) address containing some of the stolen cryptocurrency to its sanctions list. As of April 14, the wallet held around 148,000 ETH. THREAD: Updates to…