A cyberattack on the European cryptocurrency payment network CoinsPaid resulted in the loss of $37.3 million. The Estonian company boasts a “record low” reward for the cybercriminals even though it accuses the Lazarus Group in North Korea as being the guilty party.
Previous crypto heists by Lazarus Group cost hundreds of millions of dollars or more in losses. For instance, they have stolen $625 million worth of cryptocurrencies from the Ronin exchange, $721 million worth of bitcoin assets from Japan since 2017, and most recently $64 million in connection with the Harmony blockchain attack.
The 37.3 million USD are insignificant compared to the Estonian crypto company. According to CoinsPaid’s news statement, “In response to the attack, the company’s dedicated team of experts has worked tirelessly to fortify our systems and minimize the impact read more Crypto payments platform CoinsPaid loses $37M, points finger at Lazarus Group.
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