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Cryptocurrency theft of $1,5bn could be biggest ever

Cryptocurrency firm Bybit said hackers stole $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto theft in history.
The Dubai-based company's founder told users that their funds were "safe" and that it would refund any of those affected.
It said hackers stole from its Ethereum coin digital wallet. Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency by value after Bitcoin.
Bybit's founder Ben Zhou said the money could be covered by the firm or by a loan from partners. Bybit holds $20bn (£15bn) in assets.
Bybit said the hackers exploited security features, then transferred the money to an unidentified address.
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Tekijöistä ei ole täyttä varmuutta, mutta laajasti uskotaan että kyseessä olisi "Lazarus-ryhmä" eli "Hidden Cobra", jonka uskotaan olevan Pohjois-Korean ylläpitämä. Poppoo oli mm. takavuosien Bangladesh-keikan takana, jossa yritettiin viedä melkein miljardi: suurin osa saatiin blokattua mutta kymmeniä miljoonia meni. Erityisen iso isku oli itsessään epäilyttävän Axien häkkäys:

"In 2022, the group stole $600 million from Axie Infinity and, despite law enforcement intervention, only $30 million was recovered."

Joukon toiminta on niin laajaa, että se tuottaa jo melko merkittävän osan Pohjois-Korean valtion tuloista.

"A Soviet-style focus on science and technology has created a “whole education pipeline” for future cyber experts, said Mr Pilling. North Korean science prodigies are identified from a young age, before being pushed to compete in international maths and programming competitions.

The country’s hackers are prolific. In 2024, they made off with approximately 61pc of the $2.2bn of cryptocurrency stolen globally, according to Chainalysis. Including last week’s attack, North Korean hackers have stolen upwards of $6bn in cryptocurrency over the last decade."
 
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