FBI, Bybit and Crypto

FBI Confirms North Korea Behind Bybit Hack, Calls for Industry-Wide Crackdown
The FBI confirmed that North Korea’s Lazarus Group was behind the $1.5 billion Bybit hack. The agency urged crypto platforms and DeFi services to block
FBI Seeks Crypto Industry Help to Track, Block Laundering of Bybit Hack Funds
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) asked for crypto industry help in tracking and blocking transactions intended to launder the $1.5 billion stolen from Bybit by North Korean hackers.
Hacked crypto exchange Bybit offers $140 million bounty to trace stolen funds
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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.
Bybit Closes $1.5 Billion Gap After Major Crypto Hack
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou announced that the exchange has fully recovered its Ethereum (ETH) reserves following a massive $1.5 billion exploit on February 21. He confirmed that a new audited Proof of Reserves (POR) report will soon be released to prove that client assets are once again backed 1:1.
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We Now Know How Bybit Was Hacked for $1.4 Billion in Ethereum
Cybersecurity experts say that North Korean attackers exploited wallet provider Safe to perform the biggest crypto hack of ...
Billionaire Novogratz Dismisses Ethereum Fork Amidst Bybit's $1.5 Billion Hack, Urges Global Action Against Lazarus Group
In an unprecedented security breach, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has fallen victim to a sophisticated cyberattack, ...
Bybit’s $1.4B crypto hack could be an angel in disguise for Ethereum
Bybit’s $1.4 billion hack, the largest in crypto history, might have unexpected implications for Ethereum. As the exchange ...
Bybit CEO Weighs Ethereum Rollback while Lazarus Moves Stolen Crypto
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou is considering all possible options to recover the $1.4 billion stolen in the largest crypto hack in ...
Ethereum price analysis: Short traders in profit as ETH loses $2,500 support despite Bybit hack resolution
A bullish argument emerges if Ethereum manages a decisive reclaim above $2,400, invalidating the death cross’s impact in the ...
Crypto hit by largest hack ever as Bybit loses $1.4 billion – Ethereum traders liquidated
Bybit has suffered the largest hack in cryptocurrency history, with $1.4 billion drained from its wallets. Ethereum futures ...
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ByBit Hack Analysis : Centralized Exchange Operational Failures Are to Blame, Not Ethereum Blockchain
The massive $1.5B Bybit crypto hack has turned into an interesting case study which has been extensively analyzed by industry ...
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Arthur Hayes Floats the Idea of Rolling Back Ethereum Network to Negate $1.4B Bybit Hack, Drawing Community Ire
The Bybit hack came into light on Friday when on-chain sleuth ZachXBT noted suspicious outflows of over $1.4 billion from the ...
Ethereum plunges 5% as Bybit suffers $1.4 billion exploit
The world's second-largest crypto exchange Bybit suffered an exploit Friday that saw it drained of about $1.4 billion worth ...
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Bybit hit with $1.4 billion hack targeting its Ethereum cold wallet
Bybit faces a $1.4B loss in digital assets due to a sophisticated phishing attack, with attackers exploiting a cold wallet ...
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Ethereum Under Pressure – Bybit Replenishes $1.23B ETH Reserves, Stolen Funds May Head to Mixers
Ethereum (ETH) fell over 4% on Monday despite showing weekend resilience, as fallout from Bybit’s record $1.5 billion hack ...