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North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $2.02 Billion in 2025, Leading Global Crypto Theft
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK or North Korea have been instrumental in driving a surge in global cryptocurrency theft in 2025, accounting for at least $2.02 billion out of more than $3.4 billion stolen from January through early December. The figure...
LummaC2 Infects North Korean Hacker Device Linked to Bybit Heist
LummaC2 infostealer infects North Korean hacker’s device, exposing ties to $1.4B Bybit heist and revealing tools, infrastructure and OPSEC failures...
Malicious code in bybit-refund (npm)
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MAL-2025-48795 Malicious code in bybit-refund (npm)
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Evasion under Blockchain Sanctions
Sanctioning blockchain addresses has become a common regulatory response to malicious activities. However, enforcement on permissionless blockchains remains challenging due to complex transaction flows and sophisticated fund-obfuscation techniques. Using cryptocurrency mixing tool Tornado Cash as...
Safe{Wallet} Confirms North Korean TraderTraitor Hackers Stole $1.5 Billion in Bybit Heist
SafeWallet has revealed that the cybersecurity incident that led to the Bybit $1.5 billion crypto heist is a "highly sophisticated, state-sponsored attack," stating the North Korean threat actors behind the hack took steps to erase traces of the malicious activity in an effort to hamper...
Malicious code in bybit-test (npm)
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MAL-2025-1749 Malicious code in bybit-test (npm)
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MAL-2025-1748 Malicious code in bybit-intenral (npm)
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Malicious code in bybit-dev (npm)
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MAL-2025-1747 Malicious code in bybit-dev (npm)
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API Armor: How Bybit’s Real-Time Blacklisting Is Thwarting a $1.5B Crypto Heist
APIs present a security risk—that much is a given. Attacks on APIs have caused some of the most significant security incidents of the past decades. But the question now is: How can we flip the script and leverage their power to enhance security? Bybit might just have the answer. Bybit—one of the...
Bybit Hack Traced to Safe{Wallet} Supply Chain Attack Exploited by North Korean Hackers
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI formally linked the record-breaking $1.5 billion Bybit hack to North Korean threat actors, as the company's CEO Ben Zhou declared a "war against Lazarus." The agency said the Democratic People's Republic of Korea North Korea was responsible for the the...
Crypto and Cybersecurity: The Rising Threats and Why Reliable Wallets Matter
Cybersecurity threats in crypto are rising, from the Bybit hack to fake wallets stealing funds. Learn how to…...
North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency
It looks like a very sophisticated attack against the Dubai-based exchange Bybit: Bybit officials disclosed the theft of more than 400,000 ethereum and staked ethereum coins just hours after it occurred. The notification said the digital loot had been stored in a "Multisig Cold Wallet" when,...
Investigators Link $1.4B Bybit Hack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group
Investigators link the $1.4B Bybit hack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, exposing a major crypto heist tied to state-backed cybercrime and money laundering...
$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever
Plus: Apple turns off end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK after pressure to install a backdoor, and two spyware apps expose victim data—and the identities of people who installed the apps...
Bybit Confirms Record-Breaking $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist in Sophisticated Cold Wallet Attack
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on Friday revealed that a "sophisticated" attack led to the theft of over $1.5 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its Ethereum cold offline wallets, making it the largest ever single crypto heist in history. "The incident occurred when our ETH multisig cold...