The latest attack on payment processing site Alphapo, in which the attackers stole over $60 million in cryptocurrency, is attributed by blockchain researchers to the North Korean Lazarus hacker gang.
The hack on Sunday, July 23rd, targeted Alphapo, a centralised cryptocurrency payment provider for gaming websites, e-commerce subscription services, and other online platforms. The initial sum stolen is thought to have been $23 million.
Over 6 million USDT, 108k USDC, 100.2 million FTN, 430k TFL, 2.5k ETH, and 1,700 DAI were stolen from hot wallets, most likely as a result of a private key leak.
The total cash taken from Alphapo has already reached $60,000,000, according to data from Dune Analytics, which was also spotted by renowned crypto chain investigator “ZackXBT” earlier this week.
Furthermore, ZackXBT claimed that the heist looks to have elements of a Lazarus attack and supported the claim by stating that Lazarus leaves “a very distinct fingerprint on-chain,” but no additional information was provided.
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