$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 Korean hackers pull off the biggest heist of all time, stealing $1.5 billion in crypto
State-sponsored North Korean hackers stole $1.5 billion in crypto from a Dubai exchange. The heist is the biggest in history and comes as the Korean economy continues to vastly underperform. The value of that haul,
The biggest crypto heist ever: $1.5 billion stolen from Bybit cryptocurrency exchange
Still, valued at $1.5 billion, the Bybit heist would make up more than half of the total amount of crypto stolen in 2024, according to a report from Chainalysis last year. The Cha
North Korea’s US$1.5 billion heist puts crypto on notice
Crypto thefts by North Korea-linked hackers more than doubled last year to US$1.34 billion, accounting for about 60 per cent of the total, according to researcher Chainalysis. The Bybit hack means exploits attributed to the regime have already surpassed that amount in 2025.
Crypto's biggest hacks and heists after $1.5 billion theft from Bybit
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said last week hackers had stolen digital tokens worth around $1.5 billion, in what researchers called the biggest crypto heist of all time.
Researchers accuse North Korea of $1.4 billion Bybit crypto heist
North Korea is behind the massive crypto hack, according to several blockchain monitoring firms and a well-known researcher
FBI Accuses North Korea of $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist, Largest in History
The FBI has accused North Korea of stealing $1.5 billion from Bybit in the largest cryptocurrency heist in history. The Lazarus Group, a North Korean cyber unit, is laundering the stolen assets to fund the country's nuclear program.
FBI Links North Korea to $1.4 Billion Bybit Crypto Heist
The FBI, while late to the party, has confirmed the $1.4 billion theft of Ethereum from a Bybit cold wallet originated from North Korea.
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,
Crypto sleuths join hunt for $1.5bn stolen in biggest ever heist
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$1.4 Billion Crypto Heist Traced To Hackers Breaching Safe{Wallet}
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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 ...
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$1.5 billion crypto heist could be the biggest yet, more than doubling the previous record, but don't worry: The affected firm says it can take the hit
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