Bybit North Korea hack

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1. 10 Oct 202612:00 UTC

   North Korean hackers' $1.5bn Bybit haul hard to cash out, report says

   Hackers linked to North Korea stole about $1.5bn from Bybit in February 2025, but moving the funds required a network of people willing to handle stolen crypto, according to a report.

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2. 19 Oct 202605:50 UTC

   Bybit's Ben Zhou says operating income has covered losses from North Korea hack

   Bybit CEO Ben Zhou said the exchange covered losses from a hack blamed on North Korean attackers through fee and other operating income late last year. He said the golden era of global exchange expansion is over and Bybit will focus on regional, licensed operations.

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3. 30 Oct 202606:10 UTC

   OneKey's Yishi says IBIT may be a North Korean hacking target

   OneKey founder Yishi said IBIT may already be on North Korea's potential target list, citing the February 2025 Bybit hack in which attackers allegedly compromised a Safe{Wallet} developer's Mac and stole $1.5bn. Yishi said TRM Labs links the Binance incident to TraderTraitor, also tied to the Bybit and DMM Bitcoin thefts.

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4. 3 Nov 202602:15 UTC

   North Korea denies link to last year's Bybit hack and accuses US of misleading

   North Korea has denied involvement in last year's Bybit hack and accused the US of misleading world opinion, KCNA reported. It also said the US had announced the seizure of stolen crypto assets for a national strategic reserve.

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5. 3 Nov 202616:45 UTC

   Salus says HitBTC again used as laundering route for hacked funds

   Salus says about $22m of illicit funds flowed into HitBTC through July this year, and that $3.68m linked to North Korea from the $1.4bn Bybit hack also reached the platform, which did not respond to cooperation requests.

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