US blames North Korean hacker group for $625 million Axie Infinity theft

According to a report from Vice, the US Treasury Department believes that the North Korean hacking group Lazarus stole $625 million from the Ronin network. The wallet address that received the funds was attributed to the Lazarus group by the Department of Treasury.

The US Department of Treasury and FBI have pinned the attack on Lazarus, according to an updated post by the Ronin network.

According to Vice, the flagged wallet address currently contains over $445 millionUSD and sent almost $10 million to another address less than a day ago. The address is reported to be involved in a hack targeting the Ronin bridge.

One of the biggest heists to date happened on March 29th, when $625 million worth of ether was stolen. The Lazarus group was responsible for seven attacks last year, according to Chainanalysis. The group gained a lot of attention for leaking The Interview, a comedy set in North Korea. It stole millions of dollars from ATMs in Asia and Africa with the help of a computer worm.