FBI Confirms Lazarus Group's Link to $100 Million Harmony One Bridge Hack

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that North Korean hackers from the Lazarus One and APT38 groups were involved in a large-scale hack of the Harmony One crossbridge that occurred in mid-2022.

In a statement, FBI officialsemphasized that “during the investigation we were able to confirm the participation of the Lazarus and APT38 groups in the hack.” This hack was the result of a vulnerability in the Horizon One bridge, which allowed attackers to carry out 11 transactions and steal assets worth $100 million.

According to the FBI, North Korean hackersthis month they began to move stolen funds. Using the RAILGUN transaction anonymization protocol, approximately $60 million in stolen assets were exchanged on Ethereum. Some of the stolen funds were frozen thanks to the efforts of the Binance and Huobi exchanges.

"The FBI, the US Attorney's Office and the Department of JusticeThe United States continues to work to identify and stop hacking, theft, and virtual currency laundering by North Korean hackers. These funds are used to support the program for the creation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction,” the law enforcement agency emphasizes.

Note that the possible connection between the hackers who hacked Harmony One was reported by Elliptic a few days after the event.