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North Korean Hackers Suspected in KelpDAO Hack, DeFi Custodial Assets Plunge Over ¥2 Trillion

2026/04/20 17:05 (Updated 2026/04/20 18:00)
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North Korean Hackers Suspected in KelpDAO Hack, DeFi Custodial Assets Plunge Over ¥2 Trillion

Major Protocols Like Aave Suffer Extensive Damage

Major Protocols Like Aave Suffer Extensive Damage

On April 20, the cross-chain interoperability protocol LayerZero released a statement on its official X account, suggesting that the TraderTraitor subgroup under North Korea's Lazarus Group may have been tentatively involved in the KelpDAO exploit that occurred on April 18.

Immediately following the exploit, the on-chain analysis service Lookonchain reported...

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