Крадіжка криптовалюти на $1,5 млрд: ФБР виявило зв'язок з хакерами з Північної Кореї.

This is reported by Reuters, as conveyed by Ukrinform.

FBI agents have determined that the hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange and the withdrawal of assets is attributed to a hacker group from North Korea known as "TraderTraitor".

“Members of TraderTraitor operate swiftly and have already converted a portion of the stolen assets into bitcoins and other virtual currencies, disseminated across thousands of addresses in several blockchains,” the agency disclosed.

The FBI believes that the stolen assets will eventually be laundered and ultimately converted into fiat currency.

As reported by Ukrinform, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally, Bybit, which serves over 60 million users and provides access to various cryptocurrencies, announced on February 21 about a hacker breach that resulted in a loss of cryptocurrency valued at nearly 1.5 billion US dollars.

This attack could become the largest cyber assault in history on a single cryptocurrency exchange, with the amount of stolen assets exceeding 50% of the total value of cryptocurrency stolen throughout the previous year.

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