Imagine stealing $6.3 BILLION in just 20 minutes.
And instead of becoming the richest criminal in history, you’re doing it for North Korea.
This is Lazarus Group.
Probably the most dangerous hacking organization in the world.
Their history is insane.
2016
- attempts to steal $1B from Bangladesh Bank
- manages to get away with $81M
2017
- WannaCry ransomware
- hundreds of thousands of computers infected
2022
- Ronin Bridge hacked
- $625M stolen
- attack started with a fake job offer
2024
- WazirX: $235M
- DMM Bitcoin: $308M
February 2025
- Bybit loses $1.46 BILLION
- hackers compromise Safe{Wallet}
- FBI confirms North Korean involvement
October 29, 2026
- a Binance DevOps engineer’s laptop is reportedly compromised
- attackers gain access to internal infrastructure
- 50 EIP-7702 authorizations submitted
one successful authorization is enough
20 minutes later
- $3.79B stolen on Ethereum
- $1.47B in Bitcoin
- $628M on Tron
- $296M on XRP Ledger
- funds drained across 10 blockchains
$6.36 BILLION.
Binance and stablecoin issuers manage to freeze approximately $3B
But the attackers still control 420,000 ETH and 18,270 BTC.
$2.4 BILLION.
According to US authorities, this stolen money helps finance North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.
We’re talking here about an operation backed by an entire country.
And one compromised laptop may have been enough to make the biggest crypto theft in history.
And instead of becoming the richest criminal in history, you’re doing it for North Korea.
This is Lazarus Group.
Probably the most dangerous hacking organization in the world.
Their history is insane.
2016
- attempts to steal $1B from Bangladesh Bank
- manages to get away with $81M
2017
- WannaCry ransomware
- hundreds of thousands of computers infected
2022
- Ronin Bridge hacked
- $625M stolen
- attack started with a fake job offer
2024
- WazirX: $235M
- DMM Bitcoin: $308M
February 2025
- Bybit loses $1.46 BILLION
- hackers compromise Safe{Wallet}
- FBI confirms North Korean involvement
October 29, 2026
- a Binance DevOps engineer’s laptop is reportedly compromised
- attackers gain access to internal infrastructure
- 50 EIP-7702 authorizations submitted
one successful authorization is enough
20 minutes later
- $3.79B stolen on Ethereum
- $1.47B in Bitcoin
- $628M on Tron
- $296M on XRP Ledger
- funds drained across 10 blockchains
$6.36 BILLION.
Binance and stablecoin issuers manage to freeze approximately $3B
But the attackers still control 420,000 ETH and 18,270 BTC.
$2.4 BILLION.
According to US authorities, this stolen money helps finance North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs.
We’re talking here about an operation backed by an entire country.
And one compromised laptop may have been enough to make the biggest crypto theft in history.
