North Korea Out After Axie Infinity Hit

It is a well-known fact that the popularity of cryptocurrencies is rising rapidly all over the world, and the number of investments and platforms for these currencies is increasing. However, cyber attacks can cause these assets to be stolen. This situation is in the minds of many people, because of the use of crypto money platforms. security raises questions about it.

Something like this happened at the end of March. It is a very popular game around the world that allows people to earn crypto money by playing games. Axie Infinityhas suffered a massive cyberattack in the past few weeks. In this news, which we have conveyed to you, about the blockchain-based giant platform. 600 million dollars Cryptocurrency was reported to have been stolen. Now it is clear who is behind this attack.

The hacker group backed by the North Korean state emerged after the attack

According to the news, the US Treasury Department discovered who was behind this giant attack. In the statements made, the cyber hackers who stole more than $ 600 million in crypto money, are a North Korean hacker group. Lazarus was stated. It was also reported that in response to this incident, the group was added to the US’s international sanctions list.

It was noted that the cryptocurrency wallet belonging to Lazarus, which is said to have stolen 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5 million USDC (a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar), was discovered by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) as part of an investigation into North Korea. Besides, Lazarus supported by the government It was also emphasized that there is a hacker group.

Lazarus had been involved in many such cases before. As we have conveyed to you, the company named Chanalysis, which conducts blockchain research, is the group’s meeting in 2021. 400 million dollars He claimed to have stolen cryptocurrencies. In addition, with the money Lazarus obtained from the crypto money attacks, North Korea’s funding weapons programs is stated.