2024-10-04
USJustice
USA v. APPROXIMATELY 1,694,395.463328 OF TETHER CRYPTOCURRENCY
#Cryptocurrency
#Deribit
#APT38
#Lazarus
Deribit
#Deribit
- Reported: 2022-11
- Locations: Panama
- Motivations: #FinancialGain
- Sectors: #Cryptocurrency
Summary
On November 3, 2022, Deribit, a major Bitcoin and Ethereum options exchange, lost $28 million due to compromised hot wallets on Ethereum and Bitcoin networks. The company assured users that 99% of funds were kept in cold storage, and withdrawals were temporarily suspended. Deribit suggested phishing may have been involved, and experts suspect potential ties to North Korean state-sponsored hackers like the Lazarus Group. The stolen funds remain in the attacker's addresses, with the possibility of recovery through bounty negotiations.