JUST IN: 🇰🇵 North Korea's Lazarus Group responsible for $1.5 billion cryptocurrency hack

🚨North Korea’s Lazarus Group, a notorious state-sponsored hacking collective, has been implicated in a massive cryptocurrency heist that resulted in the theft of $1.5 billion.

This group, believed to operate under the direction of North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau, has a long history of executing sophisticated cyberattacks aimed at generating revenue for the regime.

The $1.5 billion hack, reportedly targeting the cryptocurrency exchange ByBit, underscores the escalating threat posed by the Lazarus Group in the digital finance world. According to posts on X and emerging reports, the hackers leveraged advanced techniques to breach security systems, potentially exploiting vulnerabilities in private key management or using social engineering tactics, as seen in their previous operations.