Attorney applies to freeze 30,000 Ethereum on Arbitrum on behalf of terrorist attack victims

Techub News, according to CoinDesk, lawyers representing victims of North Korean terrorist attacks have issued a New York restraining order to the Arbitrum DAO, seeking to freeze 30,765 Ethereum locked in the rsETH exploit. The lawyers claim that since the Lazarus Group has been found responsible for the attack, these funds constitute North Korean state property and should be seized to enforce historical judgments totaling approximately $877 million. These funds originated from the rsETH bridge exploit at Kelp DAO on April 19, 2026, which was the largest DeFi security incident that year. The plaintiffs are involved in three historical judgments: the 1972 Lod Airport massacre, the 2000 kidnapping of Kim Dong-sik, and the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. Currently, Arbitrum representatives are weighing whether to return the funds to depositors or cooperate with federal law enforcement actions.