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- #1publishby system:backfill2026-05-19 21:18:06ZScore: ? → ? (no score change)anchoranchored
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- ●mainnet-betaslot 420,849,036
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2vsEAmwhR2Ku…Q1PQzwbfexplorer ↗- hash
67Jtn9mUqBDe…dYMaJxE3sha256 → base58
verifying row…full verify ↗canonical bytes (7037 B) ▸
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On July 22, 2023, attackers drained approximately $60 million in ETH, BTC, and TRX from its hot wallets via a private key compromise, disrupting withdrawals across multiple dependent platforms. On-chain investigator ZachXBT and subsequently the FBI attributed the attack to the DPRK-affiliated Lazarus Group (also designated TraderTraitor and APT38), placing the incident within a broader 2023 North Korean cryptocurrency theft campaign that totaled over $200 million.","timeline":[{"date":"2018-01-01","event":"AlphaPo Solution Inc. established as a cryptocurrency payment gateway, incorporated in Panama, serving online gambling and gaming clients.","source":""},{"date":"2023-07-22","event":"Hot wallets across Ethereum, Tron, and Bitcoin networks drained simultaneously via alleged private key compromise; initial on-chain estimates put losses at approximately $23 million.","source":""},{"date":"2023-07-23","event":"HypeDrop publicly reports inability to process BTC, ETH, and TRX deposits and withdrawals, attributing the disruption to its payment provider AlphaPo. The Block reports the connection.","source":""},{"date":"2023-07-25","event":"ZachXBT identifies an additional $37 million in BTC and TRX transactions linked to the attacker, raising the total estimated theft to $60 million and publicly attributes the attack to the Lazarus Group.","source":""},{"date":"2023-07-26","event":"BleepingComputer and Decrypt publish analyses of the hack; Halborn security firm publishes technical breakdown citing private key compromise as root cause.","source":""},{"date":"2023-08-22","event":"FBI issues official press release attributing the AlphaPo theft to DPRK TraderTraitor-affiliated actors (Lazarus Group / APT38), citing the incident as part of a 2023 campaign exceeding $200 million in stolen cryptocurrency.","source":""},{"date":"2023-08-23","event":"FBI warns cryptocurrency exchanges that DPRK may attempt to liquidate approximately 1,580 Bitcoin linked to the combined AlphaPo, CoinsPaid, and Atomic Wallet thefts.","source":""},{"date":"2023-11-29","event":"U.S. Treasury OFAC sanctions Sinbad cryptocurrency mixer, the service used to launder AlphaPo proceeds, specifically citing its role in laundering Lazarus Group hack proceeds.","source":""}]},"v":1}Verify offline (run on your own machine)python -m src.verify_decision f93d9042-ae61-4106-8f52-d0fb0e62f0ce
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