Kelp DAO bridge hack steals $292 million in crypto assets
$292 million in crypto assets was stolen from Kelp DAO in a bridge hack. After the incident, concerns spread about contagion risks across the DeFi ecosystem. LayerZero named North Korea's Lazarus Group as being behind the attack.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Kelp DAO
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- $292 million in crypto assets
- Cause / method
- Bridge hack
- Location
- Other countries
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataCrypto assets
- Check login and withdrawal history in your exchange app, and turn on withdrawal address whitelisting and withdrawal delays.
Timeline
- A crypto hack of around $300 million targeting Kelp DAO came to light.
- As DeFi contagion risks spread, Justin Sun said he was open to negotiating with the hacker.
- LayerZero named North Korea's Lazarus Group as being behind the $292 million bridge hack.
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