{"id":431794,"date":"2022-04-14T22:51:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/north-korean-hacker-group-lazarus-tied-to-ronin-crypto-theft\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T22:51:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:51:51","slug":"north-korean-hacker-group-lazarus-tied-to-ronin-crypto-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/north-korean-hacker-group-lazarus-tied-to-ronin-crypto-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"#North Korean hacker group Lazarus tied to Ronin crypto theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d8da8bcb5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d8da8bcb5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/north-korean-hacker-group-lazarus-tied-to-ronin-crypto-theft\/#%E2%80%9CNorth_Korean_hacker_group_Lazarus_tied_to_Ronin_crypto_theft%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;North Korean hacker group Lazarus tied to Ronin crypto theft&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNorth_Korean_hacker_group_Lazarus_tied_to_Ronin_crypto_theft%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;North Korean hacker group Lazarus tied to Ronin crypto theft&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The US government has linked North Korean hackers to the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars\u2019 worth of cryptocurrency tied to the popular online <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> Axie Infinity, according to digital forensics firms.<\/p>\n<p>Ronin, a blockchain network that lets users transfer crypto in and out of the game, said digital cash worth almost $615 million was stolen on March 23.<\/p>\n<p>No one has explicitly assigned blame for the hack, but on Thursday the US Treasury identified a digital currency address used by the hackers as being under the control of a North Korean hacking group often dubbed \u201cLazarus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blockchain analytics firms including Chainalysis and Elliptic said the designation confirmed that North Korea was behind the break-in.<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely return a message seeking comment. Aleksander Larsen, the co-founder of Sky Mavis, which makes Axie, declined comment. CrowdStrike, which was hired by Sky Mavis to investigate the breach, also declined comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/axie-infinity-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Online game Axie Infinity.\" class=\"wp-image-21905964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/axie-infinity-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/axie-infinity-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/axie-infinity-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ronin is used to power the popular online game Axie Infinity.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Axie Infinity<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A person familiar with the matter, however, confirmed that North Korean hackers had been the focus of the cybersecurity firm\u2019s investigation for the past couple of weeks.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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