North Korean Hackers Lazarus Group Hold Over $46 Million in Crypto from Recent Major Hacks

North Korean hacking group Lazarus holds over $46 million in crypto based on analysis of 295 associated wallets.
Largest recent hacks include $620M from Ronin Bridge and $100M each from Harmony and Atomic Wallet.
Top crypto holdings are 1,600 BTC ($41.8M), 1,200 ETH ($1.9M), and 5,000 BNB ($1.1M).
Data is lower-bound estimate based on public information about Lazarus Group wallets.
Researchers analyzed wallets identified by FBI and OFAC as linked to Lazarus cybercrime organization.

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