Lazarus Group News

Bybit’s market share rebounded to its pre-hack levels of over 7% despite a broader macro “de-risking” among cryptocurrency investors.

Cyberattacks originating from the country range from social engineering attempts to assaults on exchanges and can take a year to play out.

North Korea’s pause in cyberattacks during late 2024 may have been a resource reallocation ahead of the largest cryptocurrency hack in history.

The removal follows a January ruling by a US appeals court saying the sanctions were unlawful.

Bybit has already paid out $2.2 million for “bounty hunters” who can provide valuable information on the Lazarus Group’s transaction patterns related to the stolen funds.

CertiK’s chief business officer, Jason Jiang, tells The Agenda that a lack of comprehensive regulation has made the fallout from the hack even worse.

OKX says it has decided to pause its DEX aggregator service after consulting with regulators.

Crypto entrepreneurs David Zhang and Giulio Xiloyannis say they were both targeted by hackers.

North Korean affiliated hacking collective has been laundering ETH and deploying new strains of crypto stealing malware targeting developers.

Can DeFi protocols remain neutral when faced with massive criminal exploitation, or must they evolve to avoid regulatory crackdowns?

Crypto mixers and crosschain bridges help criminals obscure stolen funds, making it harder for investigators to trace illicit transactions.

The SafeWallet team called for continued improvements to user experience and user interfaces to combat similar future threats.

The Bybit hacker laundered the stolen funds in just 10 days, but security firms said some assets may still be recoverable through blockchain tracing.

THORChain generated over $5 million in revenue as Bybit’s $1.4 billion hacker used the protocol for moving funds, sparking controversy over its role in illicit crypto transfers.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou confirmed that $280 million in stolen funds has gone dark, with $1.07 billion remaining trackable as investigators race to freeze assets.