North Korea’s Lazarus Group reportedly behind $54M CoinEx hack
CoinEx was hacked for over $54 million, with blockchain security firms tying the attack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The hackers are reportedly the same one behind recent attacks on Optimism and Polygon. The hack on crypto exchange CoinEx was likely carried out by hackers from North Korea’s Lazarus Group, according to details shared by blockchain security firm SlowMist. After highlighting that the security breach on CoinEx had seen more than $54 million in various crypto assets stolen, SlowMist posted another alert earlier today noting the attack could be the work of the notorious North Korea-affiliated group. 🚨SlowMist Security Alert🚨 1/ @coinexcom Exploiter, @Stake Exploiter and #Alphapo Exploiter may all have ties to the North Korean Hackers known as #LazarusGroup. Here’s how we came to that conclusion: https://t.co/IGNldb2ZZJ pic.twitter.com/SLGzSgbCis — SlowMist (@SlowMist_Team) September 13, 2023 Blockch...