Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Infiltrates Lazarus Laundering Network
ZachXBT posed as a client to track funds stolen by the North Korean-linked group.
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First reported by Protos, 8 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 5 Oct 2026. Protos published first, on 5 October at 18:37 UTC; decrypt.co followed 9 min later. The most recent article, from The Block, appeared on 6 October at 09:51 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Protos, decrypt.co, Cointelegraph.com News, The Block.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- ProtosZachXBT poses as money launderer to infiltrate Lazarus network
- decrypt.coCrypto Sleuth ZachXBT Fronted $350K to Pose as a Client of Lazarus' Chinese Launderers
- Cointelegraph.com NewsChinese crime network laundered over $1B for Lazarus: ZachXBT
- The BlockZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 to infiltrate alleged Chinese launderers tied to Lazarus, Bybit hack
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 to infiltrate alleged Chinese launderers tied to Lazarus, Bybit hack The Block
- Chinese crime network laundered over $1B for Lazarus: ZachXBT Cointelegraph.com News
- Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Fronted $350K to Pose as a Client of Lazarus' Chinese Launderers decrypt.co
- ZachXBT poses as money launderer to infiltrate Lazarus network Protos
In this story
- ZachXBT
- Lazarus Group