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Bybit sues North Korea over $1.5 billion hack, freezes stolen assets

The Cryptonomist·August 8, 2026·1 min read
Bybit sues North Korea over $1.5 billion hack, freezes stolen assets

Bybit filed a civil lawsuit in a U.S. courtroom over the $1.5 billion hack linked to North Korean hackers earlier this year. The Dubai-based exchange, the world's second-largest by trading volume, seeks to hold hackers accountable and freeze stolen assets including hundreds of thousands of ether tokens drained from the platform.

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