$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 says North Korea was responsible for $1.5 billion ByBit hack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday that North Korea was responsible for the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange ByBit. The agency said it refers to this specific North Korean malicious cyber activity as "TraderTraitor.
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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
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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