ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Ozys's Orbit Bridge was hacked for $81.5 million. Ozys claims that its former Chief Information Security Officer weakened the company's firewall settings before leaving and has filed a lawsuit against him.Previously reported, on January 1, Orbit Bridge was attacked, resulting in losses including $50 million in stablecoins, 231 wBTC, and 9,500 Ethereum. Ozys is investigating whether the North Korean hacker group Lazarus is involved and is collaborating with the South Korean police and cybersecurity agencies to track down the attackers and recover the assets.

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by News1, the National Intelligence Service of South Korea stated that it is cooperating with other parties to investigate the cause of the Orbit Bridge theft and the attackers. According to Article 48, Clause 3 of South Korea's "Information and Communication Network Act" (reporting of infringement incidents, etc.), information and communication service providers must immediately report infringement incidents to the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology or the Korea Internet and Security Agency. Therefore, in the early stages of the Orbit Bridge theft incident, the Korea Internet & Security Agency and the National Police Agency were involved in analyzing the cause of the incident.In addition, because the analysis indicated that the North Korean hacker group Lazarus could be the culprit behind this attack, the National Intelligence Service of South Korea subsequently also participated in the investigation.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Shield, in December 2023, hackers stole approximately $99.3 million in crypto assets through over 36 attacks. Among them, Orbit Bridge was attacked on New Year's Eve, resulting in a loss of $81.5 million, making it the ninth largest hacking incident against cross-chain bridges in the past three years.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist founder Cosine posted on X platform that Orbit Bridge was hacked with losses of at least $81.5 million. Preliminary analysis suggests that it was not a direct theft of private keys (although this possibility cannot be completely ruled out), but rather a vulnerability in the bridge or issues with related centralized servers that allowed the attacker to deceive these private keys (7/10) for Withdraw. Cosine also mentioned that specific details can be checked at the hacker's address and pointed out that the hacker had been preparing for this two days ago.

ChainCatcher message, Bithumb announced that it has confirmed a security issue related to the Orbit Bridge of Orbit Chain (ORC). Due to increased price volatility of Orbit Chain (ORC), users should exercise special caution when trading.Members of the Digital Asset Exchange Association (DAXA) are reviewing the digital assets they support and monitoring market conditions. They will continue to protect investors through rapid information provision and response measures, and plan to take action in the event of a crisis that requires investor attention.

According to ChainCatcher news, the official website of Orbit Bridge shows that the cross-chain bridge Orbit Bridge has now added support for the OKX Web3 wallet. Users can conduct cross-chain asset transactions between different blockchain mainnets such as Ethereum, Polygon, and Klaytn through the OKX Web3 wallet plugin on Orbit Bridge. The cross-chain bridge Orbit Bridge is part of the Orbit Chain project, with relatively low cross-chain fees.It is reported that the OKX Web3 wallet is an industry-leading one-stop Web3 entry point, now supporting over 70 public chains, covering five major sectors: wallets, DEX, DeFi, NFT markets, and DApp exploration. It also supports the Ordinals market, MPC and AA smart contract wallets, gas exchange, and hardware wallet connections, providing users with an extremely convenient and secure experience. (Source link)