Lazarus Group’s Crypto Heist Mistake Leaves Digital Breadcrumbs for Investigators

North Korea’s infamous hacking collective just handed law enforcement a gift—a rare operational slip-up exposing their crypto-laundering tactics.

How a $100M hack unraveled: The group’s signature chain-hopping technique hit a snag when they reused wallet addresses. Suddenly, every stolen Satoshi had a paper trail.

Blockchain never forgets: While Lazarus perfected the art of obfuscation, their compliance with crypto’s golden rule—’new address for every transaction’—lasted about as long as a meme coin’s hype cycle.

The irony? These same hackers mocking ’degenerate traders’ for reckless bets got caught by the oldest mistake in finance: cutting corners to save on gas fees.

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