Bybit, crypto and North Korea

How North Korea cracked Bybit’s crypto safe to steal $1.5 billion in a record heist
North Korean hackers lay in wait for “probably many months." Here is a step by step guide to how they pulled off the robbery.
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.
$1.4 Billion In Stolen Crypto From Bybit Hack Is Not Coming Back
Hackers who managed to run off with $1.4 billion in stolen Ethereum from the Bybit exchange have already converted most of the funds That is according to experts at
Hackers launder most of Bybit’s stolen crypto worth $1.4 billion
Experts note that this is just the first step for the alleged North Korean hackers to profit from the historic heist. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Bybit hackers moves stolen funds through crypto mixers and Wasabi Wallet
Blockchain analytics company Elliptic has revealed that the group behind the Bybit hack has started laundering funds. In an update to its February 23 report, the firm said the Lazarus Group, which is behind the hack,
Bybit Hacker Launders Entire $1.04 Billion Ethereum Haul
Arabian Post -A hacker has successfully laundered 499,395 Ethereum , valued at approximately $1.04 billion, stolen from the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on February 21, 2025. This incident marks one of the most significant security breaches in the cryptocurrency industry to date.
Bybit Heist Complete: Hackers Launder All Stolen ETH Without a Trace
The Bybit hacker has successfully laundered all 499,000 ETH within 10 days. Most of the stolen funds were funneled through ThorChain and converted into Bitcoin.
Bybit Finds 20% of $1.4 Billion Stolen Funds Have Gone Dark
Bybit suffered one of the largest crypto heists in history, with hackers stealing nearly $1.4 billion in customer assets.
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Bybit’s $1.4-billion heist is a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities in cryptocurrency security systems
The hackers didn’t attack Bybit’s blockchain directly. They hijacked the very process Bybit relied on to protect itself, slipping into the final approval layer where transactions are signed off — and ...