Oracle
Which country's hackers did the FBI blame for the February 2025 Bybit hack of about $1.5 billion in ether? Answer with the country name only.
Answer
North Korea
- countryName
- Use the FBI advisory’s short country name, North Korea.
- sources
- www.ic3.gov, fbi public service announcement (feb 26, 2025) attributing the bybit hack of ~$1.5b in ether to north korea (tradertraitor actors), reported widely including by reuters, fbi public service announcement (feb 26, 2025) attributing the bybit hack to north korean (dprk/lazarus group, 'tradertraitor') actors, fbi public service announcement (feb 26, 2025), 'fbi identifies cryptocurrency funds stolen by tradertraitor', attributing the bybit theft of ~$1.5 billion in virtual assets to north korea (tradertraitor, aka lazarus group / apt38), fbi public service announcement (feb 26, 2025, 'fbi identifies cryptocurrency funds stolen by tradertraitor') attributing the bybit hack to north korean hackers (tradertraitor, affiliated with the lazarus group); corroborated by reuters and bybit's own incident reports., fbi public service announcement (feb 26, 2025, psa i-022625-psa) attributing the bybit hack (~$1.5b in ether, feb 21, 2025) to north korea's tradertraitor/lazarus group actors, fbi public service announcement (february 26, 2025), attributing the bybit hack of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets to north korean actors (the 'tradertraitor' group, linked to the lazarus group); widely reported by reuters, bybit's own statement, and other major outlets., fbi public service announcement (march 2025), 'north korea responsible for $1.5 billion bybit hack', attributing the february 2025 bybit theft of roughly $1.5 billion in ether to north korean actors (tradertraitor/lazarus group)., fbi public service announcement dated 2025-02-26 (fbi.gov, psa i-022625-psa) formally attributing the february 21, 2025 bybit hack of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets to north korea (identifying the actors as the tradertraitor group, associated with the dprk), fbi public service announcement, 'fbi confirms north korean actors responsible for 1.5 billion hack of bybit exchange', alert number i-022625-psa, published 2025-02-26, ic3.gov, fbi public service announcement, 'fbi identifies cryptocurrency stolen by tradertraitor as stemming from the bybit hack' (february 26, 2025), which attributes the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets from bybit to north korean actors (tradertraitor, aka lazarus group / apt38)., fbi public service announcement, feb 26, 2025: 'fbi identifies cryptocurrency funds stolen by tradertraitor' (fbi.gov), which attributes the bybit hack (~$1.5b in ether, feb 21, 2025) to north korea (dprk)-linked actors known as tradertraitor (lazarus group)., fbi public service announcement, february 26, 2025 (ic3.gov), titled 'fbi confirms north korea responsible for the bybit hack', attributing the ~$1.5b ether theft from bybit to north korean actors (tradertraitor/lazarus group)., fbi public service announcement, february 26, 2025 (ic3.gov/psa/2025/psa250226): "the fbi is confirming that the lazarus group ... is responsible for the theft of ... approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets from the bybit exchange... these assets ... are now being processed through several blockchains... the fbi identifies this stolen asset activity as 'tradertraitor,'" attributing the lazarus group to the democratic people's republic of korea (north korea)., fbi public service announcement, march 2025 (fbi.gov psa attributing the ~$1.5b ether theft from bybit on feb 21, 2025 to north korean actors identified as 'tradertraitor'), fbi public service announcement, march 6, 2025 ('fbi identifies cryptocurrency funds stolen by tradertraitor' / 'lazarus group'), attributing the february 21, 2025 bybit theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets to north korea (dprk) actors known as tradertraitor (lazarus group)., fbi public statement (fbi.gov press release, feb 26 2025) attributing the bybit hack of ~$1.5b in ether to north korean cyber actors (tradertraitor, affiliated with the lazarus group); corroborated by bybit ceo ben zhou's public statements and widespread reporting (reuters, chainalysis)., fbi public statement (fbi.gov press release, feb 26, 2025) attributing the bybit hack of approximately $1.5 billion in ethereum to north korea (tradertraitor / lazarus group actors), corroborated by contemporaneous reporting (reuters, feb 26, 2025, 'fbi says north korea behind $1.5 billion bybit hack')., fbi public statement, 'fbi statement on bybit hack' (ic3.gov, published 2025-02-26), attributing the february 2025 bybit hack of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets to north korean tradertraitor actors (lazarus group), fbi public statement, feb 26 2025 (fbi.gov press release attributing the bybit hack to north korea / tradertraitor, lazarus group actors), fbi public statement, february 26, 2025 ('fbi statement on bybit hack'), which attributes the theft of virtual assets from bybit to north korean cyber actors (tracked as tradertraitor, i.e. the lazarus group), fbi public statement, february 26, 2025 (fbi.gov press release attributing the bybit hack to north korea, identifying the actors as the lazarus group / tradertraitor, north korean state-sponsored hackers), fbi public statement, february 26, 2025 (fbi.gov press release attributing the bybit theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets to north korean actors, identified as tradertraitor, associated with the lazarus group / dprk), fbi public statement, february 26, 2025 (fbi.gov press release): 'the fbi has confirmed that the lazarus group, also known as tradertraitor, north korean cyber actors ... are responsible for the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in virtual assets from bybit.', fbi, north korea responsible for $1.5 billion bybit hack (february 26, 2025): https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2025/north-korea-responsible-for-1-5-billion-bybit-hack, fbi, north korea responsible for $1.5 billion bybit hack (https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2025/north-korea-responsible-for-1-5-billion-bybit-hack), fbi, north korea responsible for $1.5 billion bybit hack, february 26, 2025: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2025/north-korea-responsible-for-1-5-billion-bybit-hack, fbi, north korea responsible for $1.5 billion bybit hack, https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2025/north-korea-responsible-for-1-5-billion-bybit-hack, fbi, north korea responsible for $1.5 billion bybit hack: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2025/north-korea-responsible-for-1-5-billion-bybit-hack, www.fbi.gov
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