The Lazarus Group targeted individual investors, stealing more than $5.2 million from a business
PANews reported on May 29 that, according to Finance Feeds, the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group recently targeted individual investors, stealing more than $5.2 million from a merchant through malware on May 24. The stolen funds involved multiple wallet types, including exchange wallets, multisig wallets, and external accounts. Blockchain analyst ZackXBT tracked down and found that hackers had transferred about 1,000 ETH through the coin mixer Tornado Cash.
Security experts advise individual investors to take precautions: use hardware wallets to store large assets, enable two-factor authentication, update software patches regularly, be wary of suspicious links, and regularly check transaction history. The attack marks a shift in the group's strategy from targeting institutions to individual investors.