Now, the FBI has accused two groups of North Korean hackers — Lazarus and APT38 — of perpetrating the Harmony hack. The groups then used Tornado Cash and RAILGUN to launder the funds.
FBI pins the Harmony Bridge hack on North Korea
A June 2022 hack saw cryptocurrency notionally worth $100 million stolen from Harmony's Horizon Bridge. At the time, blockchain research firm Ellipsis concluded that there were "strong indications" that the hack had been perpetrated by the North Korea state-sponsored Lazarus hacking group. Lazarus has been responsible for several major crypto hacks before this one, including the massive Axie Infinity hack in March 2022.