FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm
The FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest known thefts of cryptocurrency — worth some $1.5 billion from a Dubai-based firm.
North Korea behind $1.5 billion crypto theft, FBI confirms
North Korean hackers were behind the theft of $1.5 billion of virtual assets last week from Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said, marking the biggest heist in history.
Bybit Wages 'War' on North Korean Hackers After $1.4 Billion Ethereum Theft
Bybit has launched a dashboard for its bounty program, with CEO Ben Zhou declaring "war" on North Korean hackers linked to the theft.
Bybit Hack Traced to Safe{Wallet} Supply Chain Attack Exploited by North Korean Hackers
FBI confirms North Korea’s Lazarus Group stole $1.5B from Bybit, surpassing 2024’s total crypto heists. Investigations reveal a supply chain attack vi
North Korea’s $1.5 billion crypto hack exposes bitcoin’s weakness
Cryptocurrency buyers should be prepared for more and bigger threats after North Korea’s recent robbery of close to $1.5 billion of cryptocurrency from crypto exchange Bybit. That’s just one of the implications of a study appearing in the February 2025 issue of the Quarterly Journal of Economics.
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 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,
Bybit hack is a 'North Korea problem' and not inherent to crypto, says Crucible Capital's Demirors
Meltem Demirors, Crucible Capital general partner, and David Kennedy, TrustedSec CEO, join CNBC's 'Power Lunch' to break down the crypto hack on Dubai-based Bybit.
North Korea plunders world’s crypto markets in biggest ever heist
State-backed North Korean hackers have stolen $1.5bn (£1.2bn) of cryptocurrency in the largest heist in history.
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.
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Bybit receives second in-principle approval in UAE
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has received its second-in-principle license ...
Bybit secured UAE in-principle approval days before $1.4B hack
Troubled cryptocurrency exchange Bybit is making preparations for a full operational license in the United Arab Emirates (UAE ...
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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 ...
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Bybit CEO Ben Zhou Declares War on Lazarus Group: Unveils $140M Hack Bounty
Bybit launches $140M bounty program to counter Lazarus Group hackers who stole $1.4B, offering rewards for tracing and freezing stolen funds.
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Pi Network denies scam allegations by Bybit CEO Ben Zhou
Pi Network has denied fraud accusations made by Ben Zhou, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange platform Bybit, stating that it has no connection to social media accounts targeting him.
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Bybit CEO Hints at New Recovery Tool as Stolen 100,000 ETH Moves Through Mixers
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou hints at launching a new recovery tool to help the industry track and reclaim stolen funds. Hackers behind ...
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ByBit CRO suggests ETH rollback vote for $1.5B hack recovery
Ben Zhou, the CEO of the recently hacked crypto exchange Bybit, suggested a possible Ethereum (ETH) rollback as a way to ...