North Korea’s Lazarus suspected of stealing US$290 million in KelpDAO cyberattack

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Ethereum was ‘drained’ from KelpDAO in the biggest known cryptocurrency heist so far this year

Digital currency news site CoinDesk said the heist on the vault of online investment tool KelpDAO on Saturday was 2026’s biggest crypto exploit so far.

During the hack, two blockchain servers hosted by another crypto tech application called LayerZero were compromised, KelpDAO said on Tuesday.

“On April 18, 2026, KelpDAO was exploited for approximately US$290 million,” LayerZero said in a statement.

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