Crypto exchange OKX has temporarily paused its decentralized exchange aggregator to prevent “further misuse” by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group.
“Recently, we detected a coordinated effort by Lazarus group to misuse our defi services,” said OKX on March 17.
“After consulting with regulators, we made the proactive decision to temporarily suspend our DEX aggregator services. This move allows us to implement additional upgrades to prevent further misuse.”
The OKX helpdesk confirmed that the DEX aggregator was temporarily suspended for an “internal review and upgrade” but did not provide a timeline.
It added that crypto wallet services will remain available to all customers, but it will “pause new wallet creation in select markets during this time.”
Source: OKX
On March 11, Bloomberg reported that European Union financial watchdogs were investigating the firm’s DEX aggregator, called OKX Web3, and its wallet services