BlockBeats report: On April 15, the Web3 wallet application Zerion disclosed that a team member fell victim to an AI-powered social engineering attack linked to North Korean threat actors, resulting in the theft of approximately $100,000 from the company’s internal hot wallet. User funds and application infrastructure were unaffected.
Following the incident, Zerion has proactively taken down its web application and expects to restore services within 48 hours. All compromised credentials have been rotated, deployment infrastructure has been locked down, and Zerion is collaborating with security partners including Blockaid, ZeroShadow, and ChainPatrol to track the attacker’s wallets. The stolen funds’ addresses have been reported to relevant law enforcement authorities.