North Korean hackers responsible for the Harmony Bridge attack have attempted to launder $27 million in Ethereum (ETH), just days after the FBI confirmed that two groups of North Korean government hackers were behind the exploit.
North Korean Hackers Continue Moving Harmony Bridge Exploit
Two weeks after the North Korean cybercrime organization Lazarus Group moved 41,000 Ether ($63.9 million) from the 2022 Harmony Bridge hack, the group has attempted to launder an additional 17,278 ETH worth about $27 million.
ZachXBT, a Crypto Investigative Researcher, reported via Twitter on January 29th that the hackers had just finished laundering another $27.18 million from the Harmony Bridge exploit.Â
The on-chain sleuth reported that the hackers tried to move the funds through exchanges as they did with the $63.9 million on January 13th. However, he refrained from disclosing which platforms had received the ETH. ZachXBT tweeted:
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Am likely not going to spend time creating a graph as the last one took too many hours. The movements would look very similar however.
Two main addresses:
0xa60d55abd0f57eaa87149c07edfc8c8b7f890993
0x8e7d11b57cfdfa33212085c896930f0b2701aa136 exchanges received funds https://t.co/N7od7IJNOo
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) January 29, 2023
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Exchanges Act Fast to Freeze Some of the Funds
The funds were reportedly sent to six exchanges using three main wallet addresses. Although no names were revealed, ZachXBT notified the exchanges of the transactions.
Upon receiving notification, some exchanges acted quickly, and part of the stolen assets were frozen.
On the Flipside
- When asked how much was frozen, ZachXBT replied it was up to the exchanges to share the details.
Why You Should Care
The FBI reported recently that last year’s heist of $100 million from Harmony Bridge was carried out by two groups of North Korean government hackers, the Lazarus Group and APT38.
The previous attempt to launder funds from Harmony Bridge is covered in:
Lazarus Group Moves $64 Million from Harmony Exploit, Binance Freezes 125 BTC from Loot
Read more on the FBI report below:
FBI Confirms Lazarus and APT38 as Masterminds of $100M Harmony Hack
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