$21.9 million of the cryptocurrencies stolen from Harmony Protocol’s (ONE) Horizon bridge were transferred to a Russia-based cryptocurrency exchange.
from Harmony Protocol’s Horizon bridge in June last year. Ethereum (ETH) worth $100 million It was stolen. These assets moved between different wallets many times over time. US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) those who carried out the attack North Korean hacker group Lazarus He confirmed that it was.
Some of the stolen Ethereum was previously Tornado Cash An attempt was made to exonerate him through. On-chain analysis platform Chainalysis This time, according to data $21.9 million worth of crypto money was moved to a Russia-based cryptocurrency exchange. This transfer was considered by market analysts a pre-sale preparation It was interpreted as. On the other hand, hackers’ assets absolved There is also the possibility of transferring to another place.
Chainalysis also says hackers since 2021 including this exchange for money laundering Russia based services He stated that there was evidence that he used:
This latest action marks a significant escalation in the partnership between the cyber underworlds of these two countries. This latest transfer not only points to a strong alliance between North Korean and Russian cybercrime actors, but also reveals that things are getting harder for global authorities. The notoriously uncooperative attitude of Russia’s law enforcement agencies towards international authorities makes the recovery of stolen funds sent to Russian exchanges even less likely.
The FBI recently said that the attackers January 13 Funds stolen on 60 million dollars to launder the portion of Ether worth privacy protocol the one which… railgun and that some of the laundered assets were sent to different cryptocurrency exchanges, including Russia-based exchanges. to Bitcoin (BTC) He reported that it was converted.
According to Chainalysis data, North Korean hacker groups 2022 within the year $1.65 billion stole worth of cryptocurrencies. This year, the groups in question have not yet 340 million dollars He managed to steal cryptocurrency.