Lazarus

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  WazirX Hacker Moves Millions Worth of ETH Using Tornado Cash, Suggests Arkham Research

  Data collected by Arkham Research showed that the hacker who exploited the WazirX wallet for over $230 million (roughly Rs. 1,900 crore) is using the controversial Tornado Cash platform to do so. The exchange said it is working with law enforcement agencies and the CERT-In to identify the hacker.

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  WazirX Wallet Hack: Liminal Denies Responsibility Amid Recent Allegations

  Liminal has refuted recent allegations by WazirX that claim that the point of breach in this wallet hack was not from its end, but because of Liminal’s screening system failure. The wallet infrastructure firm has reiterated that its platform continues to operate seamlessly and has been processing transfers and withdrawals for all of its customers...

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  WazirX Attributes Wallet Compromise to Liminal, Says Own Signers' Machines Unaffected

  WazirX has claimed that its own signers’ machines were not compromised in the recent hack, as shown in its internal investigation. The exchange has alleged that Liminal’s infrastructure was used by hackers to facilitate this attack.

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  WazirX Hack Aftermath: North Korean Hackers Suspected of Stealing Funds From Indian Crypto Exchange

  WazirX was recently hit with a data breach and lost funds worth $230 million (roughly Rs. 1,924 crore) to hackers. Executives from India's crypto sector have identified reasons to believe that this sophisticated hack attack could have been initiated by North Korean hackers, possibly associated with the notorious Lazarus Group.

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  This African Nation Waives Visa For 79 Countries In Tourism Push

  In a bid to boost tourism, Malawi has lifted visa requirements for visitors from 79 countries, President Lazarus Chakwera told Parliament on Friday.

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  Lazarus Hacker Group Attacks Local Japanese Crypto Companies With Malware to Steal Cryptocurrencies

  Lazarus, the hacker group backed by North Korea, sent phishing emails to Japanese crypto exchange employees. The hacker group has been using social engineering as a means to infect the computers of these local crypto firms with malware, to hack their systems and steal their cryptocurrencies, Japan’s National Police Agency has announced.

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  US Treasury Department Levies Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash for Being Used to Launder Money

  The US Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against the virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, which it claims has helped launder more than $455 million (roughly Rs. 3,618 crore) for the Lazarus Group, a hacking organisation associated with the North Korean government.

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  North Korea-Linked Lazarus Group Suspect in Recent $100 Million Harmony Theft: Elliptic

  As per a firm that tracks stolen cryptocurrency, North Korean hackers known as the Lazarus Group are suspected to be behind the recent $100 million (roughly Rs. 734 crore) heist on Harmony protocol.

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  Binance Recovers $5.8 Million of $625 Million Stolen Funds From Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge Hack

  Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has taken to Twitter to announce that the leading trading platform had recovered $5.8 million (roughly Rs. 44.5 crore) worth of crypto stolen from play-to-earn blockchain Axie Infinity by North Korea.

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  Axie Infinity: US Ties North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus to Major Crypto Theft

  The United States has linked North Korean hackers group Lazarus to the recent online theft of cryptocurrency from popular online game Axie Infinity maker Sky Mavis.

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  Microsoft Detects COVID-19 Vaccine Work Hacking Attempts by Russia, North Korea

  Microsoft said it has detected attempts by state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers.

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  North Korean Hackers Working With Russian Cybercriminals: Researchers

  North Korean hackers are probably working with Russian-speaking cybercriminals on ransomware and other malicious software, researchers said Wednesday.

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  Indian Toddler, Killed In US, Could Resurrect, Thought Foster Father

  The Indian-American foster father of Sherin Mathews, sentenced to life after pleading guilty to a lesser charge, told jurors that he was not ready to believe that the toddler was dead and thought that if her body was buried near their home, she might come back to him, much like Lazarus, resurrected in the Bible.

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  India Have Potential To Win Medal In Hockey World Cup, Says Lazarus Barla

  India will play their next Hockey World Cup group stage match against Belgium.

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  North Korean Hackers Stole Cryptocurrencies Worth $571 Million This Year

  A North Korean hacking group called Lazarus has stolen cryptocurrencies worth more than half a billion this year.