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How a North Korean $290M crypto heist became DeFi’s nightmare scenario

Summary by NK News
North Korea’s theft of $290 million from the KelpDAO cryptocurrency protocol last month began as a silent breach of obscure infrastructure, but quickly escalated into a daring operation that shook the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry. The attack on KelpDAO, a liquid restaking protocol that allows users to protect assets across multiple blockchains and earn additional […]

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NK News broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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