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On February 21, 2025, Bybit experienced a significant security breach, marking one of the largest hacks in cryptocurrency history.
Security researchers have linked the North Korean Lazarus Group to a record-breaking $1.4 billion breach of cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, marking one of the largest crypto heists in history.
Trouble in Paradise is an apt idiom to describe the current Bybit situation. A hacker took control of an Ether cold wallet on the centralized crypto exchange on Feb. 21, stealing roughly $1.5 billion in ETH-related tokens in the process.
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North Korea's Lazarus Group, a state-backed hacking collective renowned for its technical sophistication, executed the largest cryptocurrency theft in history by stealing $1.46 billion from Bybit, investigators confirmed.
Bybit scrambled to process over 350,000 withdrawal requests after a massive hack, with executives calling it possibly the worst financial breach ever. Bybit in Crisis Mode—350,000 Withdrawals Flood the System Ben Zhou, CEO of crypto exchange Bybit, provided an update on social media platform X on Feb.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said Friday (Feb. 21) that a cyberattacker stole some of its holdings. In its posts on X about the incident, the company did not say how much was taken.
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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is set to revisit U.S. Crypto regulations in a February 26 hearing. Lawmakers and industry experts, including representatives from Kraken and Lightspark, will debate stablecoins, market structure, and a proposed Bitcoin reserve to shape future digital asset policies. The post U.S. Digital Assets Sub-Committee to Hold Hearing on Bipartisan Crypto Legislation appeared first on Cryptonews.
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The North Korean-linked Lazarus Group has adopted a new method of breaching crypto firms: sending cryptocurrency to their targets as part of an elaborate social engineering scheme. According to 23pds, the pseudonymous Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Web3 security firm SlowMist, this tactic aims to gain the victim's trust before deploying malicious code.
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An on-chain investigation proved that the Bybit hack earlier today was carried out by the infamous North Korean Lazarus Group. As previous incidents showed, it will be nearly impossible to recover funds from these hackers.
SafeMoon CTO Thomas Smith pleads guilty to securities and wire fraud conspiracy, reversing his 2023 plea amid allegations of misappropriated investor funds and luxury spending. The post SafeMoon CTO Thomas Smith Pleads Guilty to Massive Crypto Fraud Scheme appeared first on Cryptonews.
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Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit by the largest crypto heist in history.
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Lazarus Group was behind Bybit's $1.5 billion hack on Friday, Arkham Intelligence said, citing ZackXBT.
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The Bybit hack has been traced back by the blockchain investigator ZachXBT, with conclusive evidence linking the hackers to the $1.46 billion theft.
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In a significant blow to the cryptocurrency industry, Bybit, one of the leading crypto exchanges, has confirmed a major security breach involving its Ethereum cold wallet. The incident, reported on Friday by Bitcoinist, marks one of the largest cryptocurrency hacks in history, with losses estimated at over $1.5 billion.
The Bybit hack is more than twice as large as the second-largest crypto exploit, which belongs to Ronin Network.
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Bybit got ripped apart by hackers today, and now we know exactly who did it. The infamous Lazarus Group, North Korea's state-backed cybercriminal syndicate, has been exposed as the masterminds behind the $1.5 billion Bybit exploit, which is the largest crypto theft in history.
South Korea's "Jonbur Kim" Park, the "Coin King," has been re-arrested for a $47M crypto fraud scheme involving Artube coin manipulation. Prosecutors accuse him of deceiving investors, inflating token prices, and bribing exchange officials, just weeks after being released on bail for a separate fraud case. The post South Korean “Jonbur Kim” Park, ‘Coin King,' Re-Arrested for $47M Crypto Fraud After Bail Release appeared first on Cryptonews.
"We've had to spend over $50 million just on outside law firms and other advisors alone. That doesn't even include the cost internally.
"ZachXBT submitted definitive proof that this attack on Bybit was performed by the LAZARUS GROUP," Arkham said in a post to X.
The week's uptrend was quickly upended by the hack at crypto exchange Bybit.
The hearings in both chambers of Congress will contemplate CBDCs, stablecoins, and market structure legislation.
The Bybit exchange was hacked for some $1.4 billion in ether this morning, marking the largest exploit in crypto history.
The scale of the staggering $1.4 billion hack on crypto exchange Bybit will undoubtedly unfold in coming days and weeks.
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission may be prioritizing crypto litigation as some big court deadlines approach.