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The authorities of South Korea have confirmed that behind the 2019 Upbit crypto hack of 50 million dollars, there are the North Koreans Lazarus and Andariel. The amount stolen then of 342,000 ETH now exceeds a billion dollars.  Upbit and the crypto hack 2019: the North Korean Lazarus and Andariel confirmed as the responsible parties The National Office of Investigation of South Korea has confirmed that the real culprits of the 2019 Upbit crypto hack are the North Korean hacker groups Lazarus and Andariel.  Apparently, it took a full five years to officially confirm North Korea’s involvement in a bull hack of cryptocurrencies. From what has emerged, it seems that the flows of cryptocurrencies and IP addresses have been tracked. Not only that, the South Korean police have analyzed the use of North Korean language and the information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. At the moment, the police have not wanted to provide details on the hacking method adopted by Lazarus and Andariel, to avoid potential imitation attacks.  Upbit is a crypto-exchange from South Korea that in 2019 had suffered a theft of 342,000 ETH. At that time, ETH was worth only 147 dollars, and the total amount stolen from the crypto-exchange was equivalent to 50 million dollars.  Today, the situation is different. The 342,000 ETH in the hands of Lazarus and Andariel now exceed a billion dollars.  Upbit: officially revealed Lazarus and Andariel as responsible for the 2019 crypto hack After five years of investigations, it has been revealed today that the North Korean group Lazarus is also responsible for the theft of ETH from the South Korean crypto-exchange Upbit in 2019.  From what has emerged, it seems that after the breach, the hackers sold about 57% of the stolen amount on…

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