LayerZero Pins $292M KelpDAO Bridge Hack on North Korea’s Lazarus Group

LayerZero Pins $292M KelpDAO Bridge Hack on North Korea’s Lazarus Group

LayerZero Pins $292M KelpDAO Bridge Hack on North Korea’s Lazarus Group Price data byDecryptNewsDeFiLayerZero Pins $292M KelpDAO Bridge Hack on North Korea’s Lazarus GroupAttackers forged a cross-chain message, came within minutes of a second drain, and wiped their tracks on the way out.By Vince DioquinoEdited by Stephen GravesApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20264 min readNorth Korea and hacking. Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Attackers drained roughly $292M from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on Saturday. LayerZero, which powered the breached bridge, tied the hack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The bridge itself wasn’t broken, but attackers corrupted the channel verifying it, Decrypt was told. The exploit that drained roughly $292 million from KelpDAO’s cross-chain brid

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