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North Korea's Lazarus Hackers Blamed in deBridge Finance Cyberattack
Company co-founder Alex Smirnov warns all Web3 teams that the campaign is likely widespread.
Updated May 11, 2023, 6:47 p.m. Published Aug 5, 2022, 6:27 p.m.
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The victim of an email-based cyberattack, cross-chain protocol deBridge Finance says its investigation shows the action likely came from the North Korea-associated Lazarus Group.
The attack took the form of an email address spoofing that of deBridge co-founder Alex Smirnov. Though most employees reported the suspicious email, one downloaded and opened the associated file.
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The company's probe of the hack shows a similar attack vector to those noticed in other cyberattacks by North Korea's Lazarus Group, said Smirnov in a lengthy Twitter thread.
"PSA for all teams in Web3," wrote Smirnov, "this campaign is likely widespread."
Read more: US Officials Tie North Korea’s ‘Lazarus’ Hackers to $625M Crypto Theft
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