$1.5B Bybit Hack is Linked to North Korea, FBI Says

$1.5B Bybit Hack is Linked to North Korea, FBI Says, in Potentially the Largest Crypto Heist Ever
The FBI referred to the attack as “TraderTraitor,” a malicious campaign linked to North Korean state-sponsored hackers the Lazarus Group.
North Korea was behind the $1.5B Bybit crypto hack, FBI says
Assets were stolen from Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit earlier this month, in what's believed to be the largest-ever digital heist.
FBI Seeks Crypto Industry Help to Track, Block Laundering of Bybit Hack Funds
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asked for crypto industry help in tracking and blocking transactions intended to launder the $1.5 billion stolen from Bybit by North Korean hackers.
FBI says North Korean Lazarus hackers were behind $1.5 billion Bybit crypto hack
The FBI has accused the North Korean Lazarus Group of being behind the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.
North Korea’s $1.5 Billion Heist Puts the Crypto World on Notice
As news started spreading about a massive hack on crypto exchange Bybit last Friday, cybersecurity researchers quickly concluded that the era of giant digital-asset heists had entered a new and potentially ruinous phase.
North Korean hackers ‘took just two minutes’ to pull off record $1.5bn heist
North Korean hackers took just two minutes to make off with $1.5bn (£1.2bn) in cryptocurrency, cyber security researchers believe, in the single biggest heist in history.
Analysts alarmed as North Korean hackers bypass ‘most secure’ crypto tech to swindle record $1.5 billion
Bybit clients withdrew almost $4 billion within two days of the attack; the company recovered just 3% of the total of the stolen crypto assets
FBI officially fingers North Korea for $1.5B Bybit cryptocurrency heist
Federal agents, open up ... your browsers and see if you recognize any of these wallets The FBI has officially accused North Korea's Lazarus Group of stealing $1.5 billion in Ethereum from crypto-exchange Bybit earlier this month,
North Korea Blamed For $1.5 Billion Crypto ByBit Theft, FBI Warns Of Laundering To Fiat Currency
The FBI announced Wednesday that North Korea stole about $1.5 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange ByBit. The agency attributed the cyber theft to a group it calls TraderTraitor. The hackers have converted some stolen assets to bitcoin and other virtual currencies,
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Hacked crypto exchange Bybit offers $140M bounty to trace stolen funds
Bybit has already paid more than $4 million to bounty hunters who helped trace and freeze some of the stolen funds.
What we know about the $1.5 billion Bybit crypto hack
Ben Zhou, Bybit's CEO, said that the hack had affected around 401,000 Ethereum and sparked a surge in withdrawal requests.
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