LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Kelp DAO Exploit to Inadequate Security Setup and North Korea's Lazarus Group
LayerZero has attributed the recent $290 million Kelp DAO exploit to Kelp's own security configuration, stating that the protocol's single-verifier setup, which they had previously warned against, was the primary factor in the attack's success. The attack, which LayerZero believes with preliminary confidence was carried out by North Korea's Lazarus Group and its TraderTraitor subunit, involved th…
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.