$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.
Bybit Promises up to $140,000,000 Bounty To Hunt Down Perpetrators of ‘Largest Heist’ in Crypto History
In response to the theft, Bybit has set an extraordinary bounty of up to $140 million to incentivize whistleblowers, security experts, and law enforcement agencies worldwide to track down the hackers. The bounty represents the largest reward ever offered by a crypto exchange in an effort to recover stolen funds.
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.
FBI identifies North Korea as source of $1.5 billion ByBit hack
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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 Korea Just Pulled Off The Biggest Heist In World History
While North Korea is well-known for cyber attacks, their latest hack is officially the biggest heist in history with $1.5 billion in stolen funds.
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
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