KelpDAO

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  Acceptedneutral[WAYBACK]10/10/2026, 11:51:35 PMReport

  https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/25/kelpdao-sues-layerzero-for-the-largest-exploit-2026-has-seen-so-far(www.coindesk.com)

  “CoinDesk reports KelpDAO filed a notice of civil claim in British Columbia against LayerZero and its co-founder, alleging the $292 million exploit was a direct result of LayerZero's failures, including failure to disclose weaknesses. The co-founder called the claim meritless.”

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  Acceptedneutral[WAYBACK]9/28/2026, 11:13:29 AMReport

  https://cryptopotato.com/kelpdao-sues-layerzero-and-ceo-bryan-pellegrino-over-292m-hack/(cryptopotato.com)

  “[Scout] Cryptopotato reports KelpDAO's operator filed a civil claim in British Columbia against LayerZero and its co-founder Bryan Pellegrino, alleging LayerZero failed to disclose weaknesses in its technology; Pellegrino called the claim meritless.”

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  Acceptedneutral[WAYBACK]9/18/2026, 4:16:00 PMReport

  https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/15/how-a-simple-coding-mistake-let-a-hacker-drain-usd7-8-million-from-a-crypto-wallet(www.coindesk.com)

  “[Scout] CoinDesk reports an attacker exploited a Gnosis Safe wallet on Ethereum, removing about 2,900 rsETH worth roughly $7.8 million. Kelp DAO, which issues rsETH, says its contracts are secure and rsETH is fully collateralized, and placed the receiving address under a temporary 24-hour pause.”

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  Acceptedincriminating[WAYBACK]8/30/2026, 11:12:55 AMReport

  New attribution evidence post-dating the corpus entry: LayerZero, Mandiant, CrowdStrike, and independent researchers for(unchainedcrypto.com)

  “[Scout] Unchained reports Kelp DAO's rsETH bridge lost 116,500 rsETH worth about $292 million on 18 April, and LayerZero's post-mortem attributes the attack with 'preliminary confidence' to North Korea's Lazarus Group.”

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  Acceptedincriminating[WAYBACK]6/15/2026, 10:08:02 PMReport

  https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/north-korea-stole-76-of-all-crypto-hack-value-in-2026-with-just-two-attacks(www.trmlabs.com)

  “[Scout] TRM Labs says it has attributed the KelpDAO exploit to North Korea based on on-chain analysis, citing a funding link to a Chinese broker previously indicted for laundering Lazarus Group crypto thefts and a laundering pattern it says follows the TraderTraitor group's established playbook, while noting that attribution for the specific KelpDAO addresses is still ongoing.”

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  Acceptedincriminating[WAYBACK]6/2/2026, 2:30:41 AMReport

  https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/kelpdao-bridge-exploit-april-2026/(www.chainalysis.com)

  “Chainalysis forensic breakdown of the $292M rsETH bridge exploit including Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor) attribution and 1/1 DVN configuration root cause”

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  Acceptedexonerating[WAYBACK]6/1/2026, 3:13:14 AMReport

  https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/26/aave-and-kelp-dao-restore-rseth-operations-after-april-exploit/(www.cryptotimes.io)

  “[Scout] Aave and Kelp DAO completed the final stage of their recovery plan tied to the April 18 rsETH exploit; Aave announced on May 25, 2026 that rsETH and all Aave markets were operating normally again. Kelp DAO said it is moving parts of its infrastructure away from LayerZero toward Chainlink's CCIP system.”

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