FBI Accuses North Korea of Major Crypto Heist

The FBI has accused North Korea of stealing $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from the exchange Bybit in the largest digital assets heist to date.


FBI Accuses North Korea of Major Crypto Heist

The international bureau of investigation in the USA has accused the DPRK of stealing an amount of 1.5 billion dollars last week, in one of the largest cyber heists in the history of digital assets. The FBI stated that the North Koreans 'bear no responsibility for the theft of practically 1.5 billion American dollars in virtual assets from the cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck.' The joint entity and operating director of Coincheck, Ben Cho, reported on the platform X that 'around 400 thousand ethereum were stolen.' 'TraderTraitor' and 'BlockZero' are offshore structures, allegedly involved in this heist in North Korea and equipped with comprehensive resources for the whole world; it is also believed that they are linked to attacks on banks in Asia.