Bitrefill Accuses North Korea-Linked Lazarus Group of Hacking Its Platform
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Bitrefill says its platform was hacked earlier this month and attributes the attack to North Korea-linked Lazarus Group after finding matching malware, on-chain tracing, and reused IP/email indicators. Attackers accessed 18,500 purchase records on the crypto gift-card/e-commerce platform, exposing user data and highlighting security risks for crypto payments and merchant services. The breach increases systemic security and regulatory pressure on centralized crypto services (CEX/merchant platforms) and could weigh on adoption and market trust.
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- Following an investigation, Bitrefill has accused the Lazarus Group of attacking its platform.
- Bitrefill says the attack details are consistent with the group’s operational pattern.
- Hackers accessed 18,500 purchase records on Bitrefill, exposing user data.
Bitrefill, a crypto e-commerce and gift card platform, has accused the state-sponsored North Korean hacking apparatus, Lazarus Group, of being behind its cyberattack earlier this month.
A Consistent Pattern With Lazarus Group’s Operations
In a post on X, the cryptocurrency platform said the indicators it observed during its investigation of the attack are consistent with previous attacks carried out by the group. According to Bitrefill, the modus operandi, malware used, on-chain tracing, and reused IP/email addresses were similar to those deployed by the Lazarus Group against other companies in the crypto …
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