Summary
- The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) has identified the North Korea Lazarus Group as the one responsible for the theft at the Horizon and Ronin Bridges
- They have also confirmed that the group transferred 1580 BTC to six wallets.
- The Lazarus Group has been said to be working with the Democratic Republic of Congo and could be interested in selling $40 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC)
The Lazarus Group Could Be Interested In Cashing Out $40 Million Worth Of BTC
According to a statement that the FBI put on Tuesday, 22nd August, the Lazarus Group and APT38 have managed to steal plenty of tokens that are worth millions of dollars. They have transferred a total of 1580 BTC.
The FBI has warned people having crypto projects that are associated with any of the 6 wallets to be on guard. Far from this, it went ahead to talk about the hacker groups and the projects they had been involved in recently.
Also Read: Lazarus: North Korean Hackers Group Moves $64M ETH from Harmony Bridge Hack
Some of the heists included the breach of the CoinsPaid and the Alphapo systems which took place in June. From these attacks, a total of $97million was stolen. The Atomic Wallet has also been a victim. It lost $100 million in mid-June.
The FBI has also confirmed that the Lazarus Group and the ATP38 were also the ones who carried out the attacks on Horizon Bridge and Ronin Bridge Attacks.
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