Apr 20, 2026mediumother

KelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to Lazarus hackers

State-sponsored North Korean hackers are likely behind the $290 million crypto-heist that impacted the KelpDAO DeFi project on Saturday.

what's affectedKelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to Lazarus hackers

mitigation statusMonitoring updates

first reportedApr 20, 2026

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summaryDiscussion is steady around exposure checks and mitigation updates.

Curated Apr 20, 2026 by the ahackaday team./Sources verified./Brief grounded in 1 source.

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