APT38

Harmony's Horizon Bridge was the victim of a massive cyberattack from North Korea

June 23, 2022
Attack Types: 
Smart Contract Exploit
Entity Types: 
Blockchain ,Bridge
Tags: 
North Korea ,Lazarus Group ,APT38
Target Entities: 
Harmony ,Horizon Bridge

Summary # On June 23, 2022, the Harmony Protocol team discovered a malicious attack on their Horizon Bridge, a blockchain bridge enabling asset transfers between Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Harmony blockchains. In the morning, several transactions compromised the bridge. The hackers were able to steal the following assets: Frax (FRAX), Wrapped Ether (WETH), Aave (AAVE), Sushi (SUSHI), Frax Share (FXS), AAG (AAG), Binance USD (BUSD), Dai (DAI), Tether (USDT), Wrapped BTC (WBTC), and USD Coin (USDC). ...