A post by @WuBlockchain on X.

Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein said the Binance breach bore the hallmarks of North Korean tactics, telling CNN on November 1 that such attackers exploit the weakest links—often by phishing employees into downloading malware. The comparison ties the Binance incident to the Lazarus Group playbook that has driven several major exchange heists. Lichtenstein, who with wife Heather Morgan pleaded guilty in 2023 to laundering funds from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, speaks from direct experience of exchange security failures. The remarks matter because attribution shapes how exchanges harden defenses, particularly employee-facing phishing and endpoint security. What to watch next is whether Binance confirms the North Korean link and whether other exchanges tighten staff-level access controls in response.