North Korean Hacking Group tied to $100M Harmony Hack Moves 41,000 Ether over Weekend

Pseudonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT said on Monday that part of the funds tied to last year’s $100 million attack on the Harmony network were moved over the weekend.

“North Korea’s Lazarus Group had a very busy weekend, moving $63.5 million (~41,000 ETH) from the Harmony bridge hack through Railgun before consolidating funds and depositing on three different exchanges,” ZachXBT alerted on Twitter.

There are over 350 addresses that have been linked with the attackers have been compiled In a list by ZachXBT.

The Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking group believed to be supported by the regime of dictator Kim Jung Un, is likely behind last year’s hack of Harmony Bridge, according to analysis Elliptic, a blockchain research firm, was previously reported by CoinDesk.

The attack took out the service that allows crypto assets to trade between Harmony and other blockchains. It was worth $100 million in crypto, including ether, tether and wrapped bitcoin (wBTC), on the morning of June 24, 2018.

The Harmony Bridge hack is compatible with other hacks attributed the Lazarus Group including the $635 million Ronin Bridge hack in MarchThe largest hack in decentralized finance history (DeFi), is.

Changpeng Zhao, Binance founder, said Monday that hackers moved the stolen bitcoin to Huobi. Huobi then blocked the funds and frozen the accounts. Over 124 bitcoin were recovered, Zhao said.