North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $1.5 Billion in Cryptocurrency from Bybit

Hackers, allegedly linked to the North Korean state-sponsored threat group Lazarus, have successfully carried out the largest cryptocurrency theft ever reported, stealing $1.5 billion from the exchange Bybit. The attack was conducted by interfering with a routine transfer between wallets. This operation sets a new record for the amount stolen in the cryptocurrency domain.