2022-Blockchain-Security-and-AML-Analysis-Annual-ReportEN.pdf (4 MB)

SlowMist’s 2022 blockchain security and AML annual report includes DPRK-relevant coverage of Lazarus Group’s role in major cryptocurrency theft and laundering activity. The report notes U.S. Treasury sanctions on addresses tied to the Ronin Network hackers identified as Lazarus Group and on the Blender cryptocurrency mixer, placing those actions within broader 2022 anti-money-laundering responses. It describes Lazarus as one of the most infamous hacker organizations threatening the blockchain ecosystem and frames North Korea-linked theft as a driver for tracking stolen funds through mixers and exchanges. Because the source is a broad industry report, the Lazarus value is contextual AML and sanctions evidence rather than a single intrusion chain.