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The US identified the hacker group that attacked on Axie Infinity

Lazarus Group, the notorious hacker group that has been blamed by the US government for attacking the game’s Ronin network Axie Infinity.

According to Washington Posta crypto wallet address used in last month’s theft is believed to be the same group that attacked Sony Pictures in 2014.

To hack in Axie Infinity, the hackers infiltrated part of the Ronin network. Sky Mavis, operating company Axie Infinity and Ronin said they discovered the problem at the end of March. The hackers made about $620 million in crypto and are now in the process. speed up money laundering.

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The US Treasury Department has updated a crypto wallet address related to the hack Axie Infinity

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The US Treasury Department said the hack was related to the Lazarus Group, and the Department has updated the wallet address to the list related to the group. This wallet address received 173,600 ETH and 25.5 million USDC from the Ronin network hack. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also confirmed that the Lazarus group and APT38 were behind the theft on March 29.

Writing on its blog, Sky Mavis thanked all law enforcement agencies for their assistance in the ongoing investigation. The company hopes to provide a full investigation detailing the security measures in place and next steps later this month.

Before, Binance poured 150 million USD entered Sky Mavis last week with the goal of repaying the money lost in the hack in Axie Infinity.

According to Chainalysis, the Lazarus hacker group is behind many cryptocurrency hacks in 2021, taking away about 400 million USD. The Lazarus group is known for its sophisticated offensive operations and is said to be based in North Korea.

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