Binance Hack Pinned on North Korea’s Lazarus Group by TRM Labs and ZachXBT
Several blockchain investigators say North Korea’s Tradertraitor (a sub-unit of the larger Lazarus/DPRK ecosystem) likely carried out the roughly $6.3 billion Binance hack, the largest crypto theft on record to date. Investigators Point to Pyongyang The hunt for the Binance attacker has a prime suspect now, with blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs attributing the attack […]
Key Takeaways
- Several blockchain investigators say North Korea’s Tradertraitor (a sub-unit of the larger Lazarus/DPRK ecosystem) likely carried out the roughly $6.3 billion Binance hack, the largest crypto theft on record to date.
- Investigators Point to Pyongyang The hunt for the Binance attacker has a prime suspect now, with blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs attributing the attack […]
- Read the full article for additional context and details.
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