As Arkham reported, the FBI has identified those responsible for 41 million cryptocurrencies stolen from Stake.com. A well-known cyber crime organization was behind the hacking attempt.
FBI identifies perpetrators of 41 million crypto hacks
According to a hot development reported by Arkham, the FBI has determined that the famous Lazarus Group is behind the Stake.com hacking attempt. Stake.com is a popular online casino and betting platform. cryptocoin.com As we reported, on September 4, 41 million people fell victim to the hacking attempt. The FBI reported that it traced the wallets in question to Stake.com wallets. Arkham reported the events on social media as follows:
The hacker removed ~$41 million from Stake Hot Wallets in a series of “unauthorized transactions” on Monday. Since then, the hacker started moving funds cross-chain.
These addresses have been identified as the Lazarus Group by the FBI.https://t.co/7Nqxehv9es https://t.co/siVAg2ux2N
— Arkham (@ArkhamIntel) September 7, 2023
The FBI investigation found that the million-dollar cryptocurrency hack was linked to the North Korean cyber organization Lazarus Group. Hackers began moving stolen funds associated with Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Polygon networks from Stake.com to the following wallets.
| Address | network |
| 0x94f1b9b64e2932f6a2db338f616844400cd58e8a | Ethereum |
| 0xba36735021a9ccd7582ebc7f70164794154ff30e | Ethereum |
| 0xbda83686c90314cfbaaeb18db46723d83fdf0c83 | Ethereum |
| 0x7d84d78bb9b6044a45fa08b7fe109f2c8648ab4e | Ethereum |
| 0xff29a52a538f1591235656f71135c24019bf82e5 | B.S.C. |
| 0x0004a76e39d33edfeac7fc3c8d3994f54428a0be | B.S.C. |
| 0xbcedc4f3855148df3ea5423ce758bda9f51630aa | B.S.C. |
| 0xe03a1ae400fa54283d5a1c4f8b89d3ca74afbd62 | B.S.C. |
| 0x95b6656838a1d852dd1313c659581f36b2afb237 | B.S.C. |
| 0xa2e898180d0bc3713025d8590615a832397a8032 | polygon |
| 0xa26213638f79f2ed98d474cbcb87551da909685e | polygon |
| bc1qfesn3jj65fhmf00hh45ueql8je8jae6ep3qk84 | Bitcoin |
| bc1qtalh4l8qc0p2qw70axxjhwu9z7rm93td5sgsl3 | Bitcoin |
| bc1qlq3s8hgczfe62yt94xqasdr5ftuuyrc5kgvpwr | Bitcoin |
| bc1qy78e6ml7f3p438jqrrlzsewx625y0sr7jsesa7 | Bitcoin |
| bc1qqa682d2q0wtx5gfpxh4yfl9s4k00ukakl5fpk5 | Bitcoin |
| bc1qmqgkxzzfzjqepptw9xzxy03672xg55q559fmvr | Bitcoin |
| bc1qdjmwm8q74r0yx99nghaeu33xdmz3lqnt2uspqv | Bitcoin |
| bc1qrqv5f7jxhp67jcgk9wv5jx4795wlntvhdz2a7j | Bitcoin |
| bc1q82gvk20m08uctmmr97p2mqyxtyh6xf68rwe0t9 | Bitcoin |
| bc1q8y9wc2p9444y8r77xtmswxm9qqw90nrpufkx47 | Bitcoin |
| bc1qqvpjgaurtnhc8smkmdtwhx9c8207m0prsyxyjx | Bitcoin |
| bc1qfcl8a4ck7uu3phgg5fj6g9servp6f85j3frcd3 | Bitcoin |
| bc1qqydp9muxtnxyet3ryfqc467wjtm23f0r7eh5aa | Bitcoin |
| bc1qe4n22sduyylws74aewc6y6g32nglvglqu7hted | Bitcoin |
| bc1qy0ggpxu8f6lta6vf44vervr4py2uu829grj8yh | Bitcoin |
| bc1q32dzmf4t5a3xxvyxn07scgpmjznnz3kwjhw8uc | Bitcoin |
| bc1qkrkxgvp2te3xhgn74c2azt4flf9u05y56kh3a9 | Bitcoin |
| bc1q6w7qlaj3mfkgfrxwtvhw45cu86wew7xpjfqcmy | Bitcoin |
| bc1qc593a4d2hznk2ext3k2zmpdrqazlhhh80m4xas | Bitcoin |
| bc1qtnuzecpqaakj0dt855n24dv7u5pme7vyct2cf2 | Bitcoin |
| bc1qvjpgxa2g3nvyw2hnclptextllu9dr4vkew8jfp | Bitcoin |
| bc1qg0qygyv3qfp8cjyy99ch9vc9dp876vl8wys67u | Bitcoin |
Lazarus Group continues to perform
The same North Korean actors were also responsible for many other high-profile international cryptocurrency heists. According to reports, they stole more than $200 million in 2023 alone. This amount includes approximately $60 million stolen from Alphapo and CoinsPaid on July 22. However, the hacking incidents involving the hacking group are not limited to these. On June 2, they stole nearly $100 million from Atomic Wallet.
The FBI previously reported that pirates attacked Harmony’s Horizon bridge. He also provided public information regarding Sky Mavis’ attacks on the Ronin Bridge. However, TraderTraitor has published a cryptocurrency cybersecurity advisory on it. Additionally, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on the Lazarus Group in 2019.
The FBI continues to uncover and combat North Korea’s illegal activities to generate revenue for the regime, including cybercrime and cryptocurrency theft. Meanwhile, the famous US investigation bureau also warned NFT investors against hacking attempts in August.
