Hackers mint 1.79 billion crypto tokens from PlayDapp gaming platform

February 14, 2024 at 11:22AM Hackers exploited a stolen private key to generate and steal 1.79 billion PLA tokens from PlayDapp, a blockchain platform for trading non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in games. PlayDapp took immediate measures, including offering a $1 million reward to recover the stolen assets. The attack, potentially by the “Lazarus Group,” resulted in … Read more

Hackers steal $290 million in crypto from PlayDapp gaming platform

February 13, 2024 at 11:38AM Hackers exploited a stolen key to steal over $290 million in PLA tokens from the PlayDapp platform. PlayDapp immediately took action, transferring assets, offering a reward to the hacker, and eventually suspending trading. Elliptic reported the hackers’ movement of funds, and suspicions of the North Korean Lazarus Group’s involvement arose … Read more