North Korea-linked hackers accused of $290 million cryptocurrency theft from Kelp DAO
Hackers linked to North Korea are accused of stealing over $290 million in cryptocurrency from Kelp DAO through a security vulnerability in its LayerZero bridge. This is the largest crypto theft of the year so far, following a similar $285 million theft from Drift in April. LayerZero cited preliminary evidence pointing to North Korea's hacking group, TraderTraitor, as the perpetrator.
Topics: crypto cryptocurrency cybersecurity DPRK hackers hacking Lazarus Group North Korea Security