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Sead Fadilpašić

North Korea's Lazarus makes off with $290M crypto in Kelp DAO heist after siphoning funds using fraudulent transactions

Cryptocurrencies.
  • Lazarus Group exploits LayerZero integration to steal $290M from Kelp DAO
  • Attackers compromised servers verifying cross‑chain transactions, feeding false data to approve fake transfers
  • LayerZero and Kelp DAO dispute blame

The infamous North Korean state-sponsored hacking group, Lazarus, has done it again. It successfully walked away with $290 million in cryptocurrency, after seemingly exploiting a Decentralized Autonomous Organization called Kelp DAO through a solution called LayerZero.

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