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In a Sep. 6 press release, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said North Korea-backed hacker group Lazarus was behind the attack on crypto casino, Stake. 
Stake reported unauthorized transactions from some of its hot wallets on Sep. 4. Withdrawals and deposits were halted then later resumed, but not before hackers stole $41 million in digital assets.&nbsp; 
The FBI, along with multiple blockchain security firms, <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-identifies-lazarus-group-cyber-actors-as-responsible-for-theft-of-41-million-from-stakecom" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-identifies-lazarus-group-cyber-actors-as-responsible-for-theft-of-41-million-from-stakecom" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">confirmed</a> that the attackers drained funds from Stake via&nbsp; Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Polygon. 
Additionally, federal investigators listed 33 wallets including 22 Bitcoin (BTC) addresses tied to the Stake hack. These addresses either received funds directly from Stake’s hot wallets or were used to siphon illicit gains through various networks. 
Security shops Arkham and CertiK both said the hacker bridged funds to Avalanche and then to Bitcoin’s blockchain. At press time, the culprits held $36 million on Ethereum , BNB Chain, and Polygon. 
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 Over the past 24 hours, the Hacker has been gradually bridging funds to the BTC Blockchain using a series of new wallets on Polygon and Avalanche. They have so far bridged $4.5M to BTC addresses, with the remaining $36M still held on ETH/BNB/Polygon. <a href="https://t.co/fiMy62ABwL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/fiMy62ABwL</a>— Arkham (@ArkhamIntel) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1699762892005146962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 7, 2023</a> 
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 Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/stake-reportedly-hacked-15-7m-suspiciously-moved/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Stake reportedly hacked, $15.7m suspiciously moved </a> 
Lazarus Group, also known as APT38, is a band of cyber criminals and hackers supposedly funded by the North Korean government. The organization is said to have stolen almost $2 billion from crypto platforms and digital asset service providers since 2022. 
In addition to the Stake hack, authorities said Lazarus also masterminded several high-profile crypto heists including Atomic Wallet’s $100 million <a href="https://crypto.news/atomic-wallets-hack-statement-raises-user-concerns-amid-100m-losses/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">exploit</a>, the $100 million attack on <a href="https://crypto.news/dprk-linked-hackers-launder-17-7m-eth-from-harmony-bridge/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/dprk-linked-hackers-launder-17-7m-eth-from-harmony-bridge/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Harmony</a>’s Horizon bridge, and over $600 million snatched from Sky Mavis’ Ronin bridge. 
The attack on Ronin remains one of the largest exploits of any crypto platform to date. 
Lazarus also reportedly stole a combined $97 million from crypto payment processors Alphapo and <a href="https://crypto.news/coinspaid-reveals-how-job-offer-led-to-37m-hack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CoinsPaid</a>.&nbsp; 
In August 2022, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) <a href="https://crypto.news/u-s-treasury-bans-tornado-cash-citing-links-to-lazarus-hacking-group/" data-type="link" data-id="https://crypto.news/u-s-treasury-bans-tornado-cash-citing-links-to-lazarus-hacking-group/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">sanctioned</a> privacy tool Tornado Cash over suspected links to Lazarus. The OFAC claimed that Lazarus tapped Tornado Cash to launder hundreds of millions in illicit wealth. 
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FBI: Lazarus Group hacked and stole $41m from crypto casino, Stake

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