LayerZero Ties KelpDAO Exploit to Lazarus Subgroup TraderTraitor

LayerZero says preliminary indicators point to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, specifically the TraderTraitor subgroup, as the likely actor behind the KelpDAO exploit on April 18, 2026. The theft now ranks as the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) loss of 2026. It overtakes the $285 million Drift Protocol breach from April 1, which investigators also tied to The post LayerZero Ties KelpDAO Exploit to Lazarus Subgroup TraderTraitor appeared first on BeInCrypto.