The BitMEX security team says it investigated the incident, allegedly discovering new insight into the group’s inner workings — including potential IP addresses — and ‘significant lapses in operational security.’
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BitMEX thwarts supposed Lazarus attack, discovers group's IP addresses and 'significant lapses' in security
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The BitMEX security team analyzed a social engineering attack attempt involving a fake NFT project invitation and uncovered indicators of compromise, including potential attacker IP addresses and significant operational security failures by the Lazarus Group.
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BitMEX launched an investigation in May 2025 after a Lazarus Group-affiliated attacker contacted a BitMEX employee on LinkedIn with a fake NFT project, analyzing suspicious activity that may have revealed some of the group's tracking techniques and exposed significant lapses in its operational security.
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