How the Crypto Exchange Bybit Lost $1.5 Billion to North Korean Hackers

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  North Korean hackers behind $1.5 billion crypto hack: Security firm

  North Korean hackers were behind a sophisticated hack that stole about $1.5 billion worth of digital currency from Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, according to security firm TRM. “TRM has ...
  
  The Hill - Feb. 25
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  FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto

  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
  
  ABC News - Feb. 27
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  Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist

  Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked to the tune of $1.5 billion in digital assets, in what’s estimated to be the largest crypto heist in history.
  
  NBC News - Feb. 21

• Hackers steal $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist

  Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit by the largest crypto heist in history.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 22

• Crypto exchange Bybit says it fully replenished reserves after record $1.5 billion hack

  Bybit said it recovered nearly 447,000 ether tokens, replenishing its reserves through a mix of emergency loans and whale deposits.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 24
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  Hackers steal $1.5bn from crypto exchange Bybit in biggest-ever heist

  Theft deals blow to an industry that has been reinvigorated by Donald Trump’s re-election
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 21
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  North Korea was responsible for $1.5 billion ByBit hack, FBI says

  The FBI said on Wednesday that North Korea was responsible for the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange ByBit.
  
  NBC News - Feb. 27
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  North Korea behind $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange ByBit, says FBI

  The US agency said it refers to this specific North Korean malicious cyber activity as ‘TraderTraitor’. North Korea was behind the theft of approximately $1.5bn in virtual assets from a ...
  
  The Guardian - Feb. 27

• North Korea’s $1.5 billion crypto hack exposes bitcoin’s weakness

  Crypto’s vulnerability to theft will keep bitcoin from widespread use
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 26

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