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Finance

Bybit and Safe Custody Are at Odds on Who's to Blame for $1.5B Hack

The apparent stand-off mirrors that of WazirX and Liminal Custody, which blamed each other following a $230 million exploit last July.

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Markets

Bybit Declares ‘War on Lazarus’ as It Crowdsources Effort to Freeze Stolen Funds

The exchange is offering a 5% bounty for submissions that could lead to stolen funds being frozen.

Bybit logo

Policy

WazirX Co-Founder Nischal Shetty Says All Options Are on the Table for Fund Recovery

Shetty said that outreach efforts to different exchanges “are going to be crucial.”

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)

Policy

Cambodian Payments Firm Received $150K From North Korean Hackers Lazarus Wallet: Reuters

The crypto was stolen by Lazarus hackers from three crypto companies in June and July last year.

Crypto hacks, scams and exploits netted some $2 billion this year. (fikry anshor/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Hacks, Rug Pulls Led to $473M Worth of Losses in 2024: Immunefi

The figures show a decrease in hacking activity since 2022 and 2023.

Hacker (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

Finance

North Korean Hackers Used Tornado Cash to Launder $12M From Heco Bridge Hack: Elliptic

The hacking group sent more than 40 transactions to Tornado Cash over the past 24 hours.

Flags fly in Pyongyang, North Korea (Micha Brandli/Unsplash)

Finance

North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Withdraws $1.2M of Bitcoin From Coin Mixer

Lazarus Group, said to have been behind some $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency hacks and exploits over the past three years, appears to be moving around some of its bitcoin hoard. The group holds $79 million in wallets tagged by the blockchain analysis firm Arkham.

Lazarus Group withdraws $1.2M of BTC (Micha Brändli/Unsplash)

Policy

U.S., South Korea, Japan Discuss North Korean Crypto Thefts in Trilateral Meeting

North Korea has stolen billions of dollars' worth of crypto in support of its nuclear and ballistic missile programs,

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (left), South Korea's National Security Advisor Cho Tae-yong and Japan's National Security Advisor Takeo Akiba (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Markets

North Korean Hackers Lazarus Group Stolen $3B in Cryptocurrency

The hacker group stole the funds over the last six years, which was likely used to fund the country's projects, a report said.

Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)

Policy

Crypto Mixer Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury for North Korea Allegations, as FBI, Dutch and Finnish Police Seize Website

Sinbad was used to launder stolen crypto assets, according to the Treasury.

Sinbad's website says it was seized by the FBI alongside the Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service and Finnish National Bureau of Investigation. (Sinbad.io)

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