Bybit, North Korea and cryptocurrency

How North Korean Hackers Pulled Off the Largest Crypto Heist in History, Stealing $1.5 Billion from Bybit
In the early hours of February 21, 2025, the cryptocurrency world was thrust into chaos. A staggering $1.5 billion in digital assets vanished from Bybit, a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange, in what is now the largest crypto heist in history.
$1.4 Billion Bybit Crypto Heist Tied to North Korean Hackers
Researchers spot the stolen funds moving through cryptocurrency wallets that were used in earlier heists attributed to North Korea's Lazarus hacking group.
Hacked crypto exchange Bybit offers $140 million 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. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Bybit: North Korean hackers steal record $1.5bn in single crypto heist
North Korean hackers have pulled off the largest cryptocurrency theft on record, stealing $1.5 billion from the digital asset exchange Bybit, security experts have revealed.According to CNN, the attack,
Bybit exchange hackers launder 89,500 ETH (worth about $224 million) in the past 2.5 days
On-chain analyst EmberCN revealed that the Bybit exchange hacker has laundered 89,500 ETH in the past two and a half days. According to the firm, the hacker has laundered nearly $224 million, which was 18% of the total Ethereum he stole (499,
How hackers stole $1.5 billion in crypto from Bybit's cold wallet
Lazarus Group, hackers based in North Korea, tricked Bybit CEO Ben Zhou into approving a transfer of 400,000 ethereum tokens from his company's cold wallet.
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Bybit Declares ‘War on Lazarus’ as It Crowdsources Effort to Freeze Stolen Funds
Hacked cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has declared a “war against Lazarus” and launched a new website tracking the group’s ...
Lazarus hacked Bybit via a breached Safe{Wallet} developer machine
Forensic investigators have found that North Korean Lazarus hackers stole $1.5 billion from Bybit after hacking a developer's ...
From Sony to Bybit: How Lazarus Group became crypto’s supervillain
Lazarus Group isn’t an occasional player in the hacking world; it is frequently the prime suspect in major crypto heists. The ...
Bybit CEO Declares War on Lazarus Group and Launches $140 Million Bounty After $1.4 Billion Hack
Bybit, one of the major cryptocurrency exchanges, was hit by a hack that saw over $1.4 billion in assets stolen by hackers associated with North Korea’s Lazarus Group.
Bybit Hack: $1.4 Billion Stolen, Lazarus Group Laundering Funds, And A $140M Bounty
The crypto industry is reeling from the largest exchange hack in history, as Bybit, the world's second-largest crypto ...
Bybit CEO declares ‘war against Lazarus’ after $1.4B hack
A Bybit program showed users could receive a 10% bounty for tracing funds associated with a Feb. 21 hack, potentially netting ...
Bybit gets $600M ETH injection from Mirana Ventures after massive $1.5B hack
Bybit recovers $600 million in ETH after $1.5 billion breach, stabilising liquidity amid North Korean hacker suspicions.
From Sony To Bybit: The Evolution Of Lazarus Group Into Crypto's Most Notorious Villain
The notorious Lazarus Group has made headlines once again, this time for targeting cryptocurrency exchange Bybit and tech ...
Dubai Crypto Exchange Bybit Hacked For $1.44 Billion ETH By Lazarus Group, But CEO Confirms Losses Will Be Covered With Bridge Loan
Visitors stand in front of works by Bybit on display during the 15th edition of Art Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah in the Gulf ...
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Elliptic Says Lazarus Group Using eXch To Launder Stolen Funds Despite Requests From Bybit To Block Transactions
The Lazarus Group has laundered stolen crypto from last week's record-shattering Bybit hack through the exchange eXch, ...
Bybit Confirms Security Integrity Amid Safe (Wallet) Incident - No Compromise in Infrastructure
The forensic review into the targeted attack by the Lazarus Group concluded that the credentials of a Safe developer were compromised. This allowed the attacker to gain unauthoriz ...