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Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain): Yonhap News reports that South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, suffered a hack worth about 44.5 billion KRW ($32 million). Authorities are inv…

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Yonhap News reports that South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, suffered a hack worth about 44.5 billion KRW ($32 million). Authorities are investigating whether North Korea’s Lazarus Group was behind the attack. The group was also linked to Upbit’s 2019 theft of 58 billion KRW in Ethereum. The recent hack targeted a hot wallet, with hackers using “hopping” and “mixing” methods typical of Lazarus. https://t.co/Lp53TknRK7

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