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- North Korea Rejects U.S. Attribution of $1.5 Billion Bybit Theft
The denial appeared in a statement about a separate Binance theft, which also questioned who would receive recovered stolen funds.
· Technology
- North Korea's Share of Crypto Hack Losses Reached 63% in 2025
The share rose from 7% in 2020. Eleven governments said North Korean hackers stole at least $1.65 billion in the first nine months of 2025 to support weapons programs.
· Technology
- Darkfost Puts Lazarus Group’s Cumulative Theft Total at $11.87 Billion
The total equals 45% of North Korea’s 2025 gross domestic product and 35% of its gross national income. Darkfost called a recent Binance attack the group’s most profitable operation.
· Technology
- TRM Assesses Lazarus Group Behind Binance’s $6.3 Billion Theft
The assessment names TraderTraitor, a Lazarus Group unit, but officials have not confirmed the attribution. Binance said about $3 billion was frozen and it would cover the full loss.
· Technology
- TRM Labs Attributes Binance Attack to North Korean Group TraderTraitor
The firm said it relied on on-chain and off-chain intelligence and described TraderTraitor as part of Lazarus Group.
· Technology
- ZachXBT Comments on Binance Attacker’s Identity
Binance’s preliminary assessment put losses at about $6.3 billion, with about $3 billion frozen. The exchange said it would reimburse users in full.
· Technology
- ZachXBT Suspects North Korea’s Lazarus Group Behind Binance Attack
Binance estimates the incident's impact at about $6.3 billion and says a compromised DevOps engineer laptop may have been involved.
· Technology
- ZachXBT Says $349,700 Operation Traced Lazarus Funds
The investigator said the probe identified more than $12 million linked to the February 2025 Bybit hack and helped freeze 442,000 USDT.
· Technology
- ZachXBT Posed as a Customer to Contact Group Tied to Bybit Theft
He said the outreach helped freeze funds linked to the February 2025 theft and track suspected laundering activity.
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- North Korea-Linked Theft Figures Fall Short of $7.8 Billion Claim
Publicly confirmed U.S. attributions exceed $3.1 billion, while a broader estimate reaches $6.75 billion through 2025. Adding the estimated Bitget loss produces about $7.10 billion.
· Technology
- Bitget Theft Linked On-Chain to Funds From July AFX Hack
Stolen XRP allegedly moved through a chain connected to roughly $24 million taken in the AFX attack. The link remains unconfirmed.
· Technology
- Bybit Files U.S. Lawsuit Against Lazarus Group Over $1.5 Billion Crypto Hack
Bybit filed a U.S. lawsuit against North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to recover funds from a $1.5 billion crypto theft and secured an injunction to freeze stolen assets.
· Regulation
- LayerZero Links $290 Million KelpDAO Exploit to Lazarus, Flags DeFi Risk
LayerZero said a $290 million KelpDAO exploit tied to a Lazarus-linked actor exposed risks in DeFi infrastructure, potentially impacting Aave and restaking markets.
· Technology
- KelpDAO Hack Linked to Lazarus Costs $290 Million, Shakes DeFi Markets
A $290 million KelpDAO exploit tied to North Korea-linked Lazarus disrupted LayerZero-linked infrastructure and triggered systemic stress across Ethereum DeFi and Aave markets.
· Technology