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HB

Harmony Bridge

Jun 23, 2022

$100M
Lost
$100M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$100M
Unrecovered0% recovered

Harmony's Horizon Bridge was hacked on June 23, 2022, stealing ~$100M across ETH, BNB, USDT, USDC, and DAI on Ethereum and BSC. Lazarus Group / APT38 (North Korea-affiliated) compromised validator private keys; the insufficient 2-of-5 validator quorum enabled the theft.

Target
Bridge
Classification
Key Compromise
Technique
Validator Key Compromised
Attribution
North Korea
Chains
EthereumBSC

Event timeline

  1. Jun 23, 2022
    Exploit executed — $100M drained via validator key compromised
  2. Attributed to North Korea
  3. Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

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