North Korean-affiliated hacking collective the Lazarus Group has been moving crypto assets using mixers following a string of high-profile hacks. On March 13, blockchain security firm CertiK alerted its X followers that it had detected a deposit of 400 ETH (ETH) worth around $750,000 to the Tornado Cash mixing service. “The fund traces to the Lazarus group’s activity on the Bitcoin network,” it noted. The North Korean hacking group was responsible for the massive Bybit exchange hack that resulted in the theft of $1.4 billion worth of crypto assets on Feb.21. It has also been linked to the $29 million Phemex exchange hack in January and has been laundering assets ever since. Lazarus Group crypto asset movements.
Researchers discovered malware called “BeaverTail” embedded in packages that mimic legitimate libraries using typosquatting tactics or methods used to deceive developers. “Across these packages, Lazarus uses names that closely mimic legitimate and widely trusted libraries,” they added. Related: Inside the Lazarus Group money laundering strategyThe malware also targets cryptocurrency wallets, specifically Solana and Exodus wallets, the added. Code snippet showing Solana wallet attacks.
New Lazarus malware detectedAccording to researchers at cybersecurity firm Socket, Lazarus Group has deployed six new malicious packages to infiltrate developer environments, steal credentials, extract cryptocurrency data and install backdoors. It has targeted the Node Package Manager (NPM) ecosystem, which is a large collection of JavaScript packages and libraries.
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