North Korea's $1.5 billion crypto hack is chump change

North Korea’s $1.5 billion crypto hack exposes bitcoin’s weakness
Cryptocurrency buyers should be prepared for more and bigger threats after North Korea’s recent robbery of close to $1.5 billion of cryptocurrency from crypto exchange Bybit.
North Korea was behind the $1.5B Bybit crypto hack, FBI says
Assets were stolen from Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit earlier this month, in what's believed to be the largest-ever digital heist.
FBI says North Korea was responsible for $1.5 billion ByBit hack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday that North Korea was responsible for the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange ByBit.
FBI says North Korea stole US$1.5 billion from crypto exchange ByBit
According to the company, a hacker gained control of an ether wallet and transferred the holdings to an unidentified address The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday that North Korea was responsible for the theft of around US$1.
North Korea just yoinked $1.5 billion from crypto bros to fund more missiles
North Korea just pulled off a digital heist that would make Bernie Madoff slobber in his grave. Kim Jong-Un"s elite hacker squad snatched $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from some exchange called Bybit.
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