A gang of North Korean cybercriminals has attacked more than 5,500 digital wallets, stealing more than $100 million.
hackers North Koreans stole more than US$100 million in digital currency in a recent robbery that affected users of the service Atomic Walletcryptocurrency analytics firm reported on Tuesday elliptical.
In a blog post, Elliptic said that more than 5,500 digital wallets were attacked by hackerswhich -according to the company- were part of the North Korean cybercriminal gang known as Lazarus.
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The mission of North Korea before the United Nations in NY, USAdid not immediately respond to a request for comment, though Pyongyang denied in the past having carried out digital robberies. Atomic Wallet He did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
The company previously said that “received reports of compromised wallets” and that he hired the cryptocurrency analysis company chainalysis to investigate the incident and trace stolen funds. The US company declined to comment.
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Lazarus is responsible for a series of thefts against cryptocurrency users and organizations. elliptical said that the one aimed at users of Atomic Wallet was the eldest since the hackers they allegedly stole around $100 million in digital currencies from a tool developed last year by the American cryptocurrency firm harmony.
Earlier this year, the UN He reported that North Korea had stolen more assets than cryptocurrencies in 2022 than in any other year. International observers said that the stolen money had been pumped into the nuclear and missile programs sanctioned from the country of communist government.
By Raphael Satter.-
Source: Ambito
