Bootstrap Gallery
  1. Home
  2. Tech
Latest Tech News 🔥
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Exploit to Kelp's Security Setup and North Korea's Lazarus Group
LayerZero has attributed the recent $290 million exploit of Kelp DAO to a security configuration issue on Kelp's part, stating that the protocol's single-verifier setup made it vulnerable to attack. The attackers, believed to be affiliated with North Korea's Lazarus Group, compromised two remote procedure call (RPC) nodes that LayerZero's verifier relied on, allowing them to manipulate the system…
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Kelp Exploit to Inadequate Security Setup and North Korea's Lazarus Group
LayerZero has attributed the $290 million Kelp DAO exploit to Kelp's security configuration, specifically the use of a single-verifier setup despite recommendations for a multi-verifier approach. The attack, believed to be the work of North Korea's Lazarus Group, involved the compromise of two RPC nodes used by LayerZero's verifier, which were then used to deceive the verifier into accepting a fr…
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Kelp Exploit to North Korea's Lazarus, Citing Kelp's Security Setup
LayerZero has attributed the $290 million exploit of Kelp DAO to Kelp's own security configuration, stating that the protocol's single-verifier setup, which LayerZero had warned against, was the primary cause of the vulnerability. The attack, which LayerZero believes with preliminary confidence was conducted by North Korea's Lazarus Group, involved the compromise of two remote procedure call (RPC…
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Kelp Exploit to Inadequate Security Configuration and North Korea's Lazarus Group
LayerZero has attributed the $290 million Kelp DAO exploit to Kelp's own security setup, stating that the protocol's single-verifier configuration, contrary to their recommendations, allowed the attack to succeed. The attack, attributed with preliminary confidence to North Korea's Lazarus Group, involved compromising two RPC nodes that LayerZero's verifier relied on, and then conducting a DDoS at…
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Kelp Exploit to North Korea's Lazarus, Citing Kelp's Setup as the Cause
LayerZero has attributed the $290 million Kelp DAO exploit to Kelp's own security setup, stating that the protocol's single-verifier configuration made it vulnerable to attack. The exploit was reportedly carried out by North Korea's Lazarus Group, who compromised two RPC nodes that LayerZero's verifier relied on and launched a DDoS attack on other nodes to force a failover. LayerZero had previous…
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Kelp Exploit to Poor Security Setup, Links Attack to North Korea's Lazarus Group
LayerZero has shifted the blame for the $290 million Kelp DAO exploit to Kelp's own security setup, stating that the protocol's single-verifier configuration made it vulnerable to attack. According to LayerZero, the attackers, who are believed to be from North Korea's Lazarus Group, compromised two RPC nodes that LayerZero's verifier relied on, and then launched a DDoS attack on other nodes to fo…
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Kelp Exploit to Inadequate Security Setup and North Korea's Lazarus Group
LayerZero has stated that the $290 million exploit of Kelp DAO is a direct result of Kelp's security configuration, which involved a single-verifier setup that the company had previously advised against. The attack, attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group with preliminary confidence, exploited a novel vector targeting the infrastructure layer rather than the protocol code itself. The attackers …
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Kelp Exploit to Inadequate Security Setup and North Korea's Lazarus Group
LayerZero has attributed the $290 million exploit of Kelp DAO to the protocol's single-verifier setup, which the company had previously advised against. The attack, linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group, exploited this configuration by compromising two RPC nodes that LayerZero's verifier relied on, then launching a DDoS attack on other nodes to force a failover to the compromised ones. This allow…
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Kelp Exploit to Inadequate Security Setup, Points to North Korea's Lazarus Group
LayerZero has attributed the $290 million exploit of Kelp DAO to the protocol's own security configuration, stating that Kelp's use of a single-verifier setup, despite recommendations for a multi-verifier configuration, was the primary cause of the vulnerability. The attack, which LayerZero believes with preliminary confidence was carried out by North Korea's Lazarus Group and its TraderTraitor s…
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
Tech
LayerZero Attributes $290 Million Exploit to Kelp's Security Setup and North Korea's Lazarus Group
LayerZero has attributed the $290 million Kelp DAO exploit to a security configuration flaw on Kelp's part, stating that the protocol's single-verifier setup made it vulnerable to attack. The attackers, believed to be North Korea's Lazarus Group, compromised two RPC nodes and launched a DDoS attack on other nodes to force a failover, allowing them to steal 116,500 rsETH. LayerZero had previously …
April 20, 2026, 5:01 a.m.