The Lazarus Group's first major hacking incident took place on July 4, 2009, and sparked the beginning of "Operation Troy". This attack utilized the Mydoom and Dozer malware to launch a large-scale, but quite unsophisticated, DDoS attack against US and South Korean websites.

2 days ago · Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a devastating $1.4 billion Ethereum (ETH) hack from a cold wallet breach on February 21, 2025.In the days following the attack, independent blockchain investigator ZachXBT traced the stolen funds directly to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, a notorious state-backed hacking organization.

1 day ago · Lazarus Group Linked to Bybit Hack and Solana Memecoin Scams, Investigation Reveals. On February 23, 2025, on-chain investigator ZachXBT published findings connecting North Korea’s Lazarus Group to the massive $1.4 billion Bybit hack on February 21, 2025. The report also ties the group to recent memecoin scams on Solana’s Pump.fun platform.

3 days ago · North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group is suspected to be the mastermind behind the $1.4 billion Ethereum ETH/USD hack on cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, as per findings from blockchain data ...

2 days ago · The Bybit hack, which resulted in the theft of staked Ether (ETH) and other ERC-20 tokens, is now considered the largest crypto exchange hack to date, according to blockchain security firm Blockaid. ZachXBT quickly traced the stolen assets using on-chain data and submitted the evidence to Arkham, solidifying the Lazarus Group’s involvement.

3 days ago · Blockchain data platform Arkham Intelligence says that the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus hacking group is responsible for swiping over $1.4 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH) and related tokens from crypto exchange Bybit on Friday.. The connection to Lazarus was made via on-chain data that linked activity to previous attacks tied to Lazarus, a group that has been tied to numerous other ...

3 days ago · Bybit Becomes the Biggest Crypto Target for Lazarus. Bybit suffered a $1.5 billion security breach today, potentially the largest crypto hack of all time. Arkham Intelligence offered a bounty to uncover the actors behind this breach, and ZachXBT found significant evidence linking the attack to North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group.

2 days ago · Initial assessments suggest that the Lazarus Group, a state-sponsored hacking entity from North Korea, may be responsible. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT, alongside security researchers, identified patterns similar to previous Lazarus Group operations, including the January 2025 Phemex exchange hack.

Jun 20, 2021 · In the cyber-security industry the North Korean hackers are known as the Lazarus Group, a reference to a biblical figure who came back from the dead; experts who tackled the group's computer...

Jan 24, 2023 · The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed the Lazarus Group and APT38 as the culprits behind the $100 million Harmony Bridge Hack from June. The North Korea-linked cyber group...