Atomic Wallet Hit by North Korean Hackers

 

According to a recent blog post by Elliptic, a blockchain intelligence firm, users of Atomic Wallet may have been targeted by Lazarus, the notorious hacking group from North Korea. The post highlights that Atomic Wallet users could have potentially become victims of Lazarus. 

Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, has released a report indicating that Lazarus, the notorious hacking group is allegedly behind various notable cryptocurrency thefts. Notably, the report links Lazarus to the infamous 2018 Coincheck hack, recognized as one of the largest cryptocurrency heists in history, where more than $500 million worth of digital currency was lost. 
On an early Saturday morning, the developers of Atomic, a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet, disclosed that certain users had experienced security breaches resulting in the loss of funds from their wallets. The company clarified that the affected users constituted less than 1% of their “monthly active users.” This announcement came in response to numerous Reddit posts where users expressed grievances about their depleted wallets. 
A claim made by a blockchain investigator named ZachXBT suggests that the recent security breach involving Atomic Wallet resulted in the unauthorized acquisition of users’ digital assets. The stolen cryptocurrencies allegedly encompass bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), tether (USDT), dogecoin (DOGE), litecoin (LTC), BNB coin (BNB), polygon (MATIC), and USDT based on Tron. It is estimated that this incident has led to a financial impact of approximately $35 million. However, it is important to note that the credibility of ZachXBT’s cl

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