PANews reported on May 29 that according to Finance Feeds, the North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group has recently turned its attack targets to individual investors, stealing more than $5.2 million from a merchant through malware on May 24. The stolen funds involved multiple wallet types, including exchange wallets, multi-signature wallets, and external accounts. Blockchain analyst ZackXBT tracked and found that hackers had transferred about 1,000 ETH through the mixer Tornado Cash.

Security experts recommend that individual investors take protective measures: use hardware wallets to store large amounts of assets, enable two-factor authentication, regularly update software patches, be wary of suspicious links, and regularly check transaction records. This attack marks a strategic shift by the organization from targeting institutions to individual investors.