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North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by dre11(op): 9:58am On Feb 28, 2025
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday said that North Korea is behind the theft of about 1.5 billion dollars in digital assets from a cryptocurrency exchange, .

The company said hackers stole about 1.5 billion dollars in digital assets from Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit on Feb.19, marking the biggest cryptocurrency heist ever recorded.

The FBI warned that the assets will be laundered and eventually converted into currency.

“FBI refers to this specific North Korean malicious cyber activity as ‘TraderTraitor,’ the FBI said in a public announcement.

“Trader Traitor actors are proceeding rapidly and have converted some of the stolen assets to Bitcoin and other virtual assets dispersed across thousands of addresses on multiple block chains,”
the agency said.

“It is expected these assets will be further laundered and eventually converted to fiat currency.”

Fiat currency refers to government-issued currency that is not backed by a physical commodity such as gold.

Bybit has offered a bounty to those that help them recover the losses, setting up an online system to trace and freeze stolen funds.

Chief executive Ben Zhou said transparency was not just a principle, but “our most potent weapon” against cybercrime.

“We are taking a stand to ensure that every transaction is visible and every hacker is held accountable.

“Our multifive-pronged offensive is a clear message: if you steal, you will be found, and justice will be swift,” said Zhou.
https://guardian.ng/news/north-korea-behind-1-5b-cryptocurrency-heist-fbi/

Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by Doctorova(m):
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Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by diverseconcepts: 10:16am On Feb 28, 2025
ROI gone>? angry
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by fmlala: 10:16am On Feb 28, 2025
Hey
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by ShenTeh(m): 10:16am On Feb 28, 2025
Wow.

We keep underestimating North Korea thinking they are neanderthal meanwhile they are bursting postmodern so-called safest currency.
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by OceanEye: 10:16am On Feb 28, 2025
Lol. Who will now be extradited from North Korea ? Does North Korea even has extradition policy?
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by Mascottcleverly: 10:17am On Feb 28, 2025
Okay
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by twosquare(m): 10:17am On Feb 28, 2025
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Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by Youngchamp12: 10:17am On Feb 28, 2025
Hmm let me reserve my comment
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by Moveittothem: 10:17am On Feb 28, 2025
North Korea could be the biggest crime organization in the world.

No matter the level of atrocity you commit from that country, nobody is ever going to extradite you.

If the perpetrators are in NK, forget it.

They will never be arrested.
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by kenny714433(m): 10:17am On Feb 28, 2025
If not that Nigerians are bunch of noise makers, we don't even come close to these countries in stealing.

The only difference is that we have the highest concentration of morons. So we lure, take a little and make so much noise.

Those guys are extremely intelligent. They hack, not fraud.

The difference is that the empty vessels make the noise while those who are extremely intelligent takes trillions without saying a word.
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by xeratek: 10:19am On Feb 28, 2025
This is a perfect example of a relationship between a cat and a rat.

Cat go steal, Dem go come put the blame on the rat because the cat was originally designed to chase the rat

grin grin wink
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by jidxin(m): 10:19am On Feb 28, 2025
omooooooooooooo, and they cant enter north korea
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by EcomogSoder: 10:19am On Feb 28, 2025
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Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by bigdammyj: 10:19am On Feb 28, 2025
Noted.
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by Wealthoptulent(m): 10:20am On Feb 28, 2025
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Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by Pharaoh4rin(m): 10:20am On Feb 28, 2025
Brains dey
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by Obakoolex(m): 10:20am On Feb 28, 2025
Chai..... Even Izzy Morales is amazed
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by SatoshiX: 10:22am On Feb 28, 2025
If only Nigeria can learn something from this.
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by CodeTemplar: 10:23am On Feb 28, 2025
Putin's ally.
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by AJSfan: 10:24am On Feb 28, 2025
Sharrap... Trump and Melania sef do their own crypto heist and una no talk
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by free2ryhme: 10:24am On Feb 28, 2025
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by 2cribz: 10:24am On Feb 28, 2025
Dey play,ole
Lazy scammer.
Bastad idiot. U never see food chop today ba.ole
This scam reigned in 2014,no be now
Ole
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Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by wellmax(m): 10:25am On Feb 28, 2025
Is this not the same North Korea that they say do not have internet? huh
Something is not adding up.
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by udemzyudex(m): 10:26am On Feb 28, 2025
I don't believe this nonsense.
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by mu2sa2: 10:27am On Feb 28, 2025
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Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by Emu4life(m): 10:28am On Feb 28, 2025
Dey are taking back what belongs to them
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by LagosOrigin: 10:28am On Feb 28, 2025
Money don enter voice mail 😂
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by 1x2x3: 10:32am On Feb 28, 2025
kenny714433:
If not that Nigerians are bunch of noise makers, we don't even come close to these countries in stealing.

The only difference is that we have the highest concentration of morons. So we lure, take a little and make so much noise.

Those guys are extremely intelligent. They hack, not fraud.

The difference is that the empty vessels make the noise while those who are extremely intelligent takes trillions without saying a word.
The problem isn't the noise, it's your EFCC and Govt trying to act like they fight crime just to save face whereas the real crime is being perpetrated be the politicians. Guess where they move the money to? The same western countries who are fully aware those are proceeds of corruption but then, they won't do nothing as long as it's coming into their economy.

Wait and see if North Korea Govt or their anti crime agency will arrest their people, they simply won't. If you think it's about noise then how about Russian Hackers? They are popular but their govt hardly arrest them.
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by NtoAkwaIbom(m): 10:33am On Feb 28, 2025
Wehhhh
No be crypto dey unhackable ?

1billion dolls, umohhh na
1.5 trillion naira dat, na yearly budget of most African countries
Re: North Korea Behind $1.5b Cryptocurrency Heist - FBI by Mrexcell(m): 10:33am On Feb 28, 2025
The $1.5b eth is lost forever the hackers are the well known lazarus group they are backed by the north korean govt, this is not the first time this group is hacking and stealing from crypto exchanges non of their past stolen crypto asset heists has ever been recovered.
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