Tuesday, February 25, 2025

North Korean Hackers Steals $1.5 Billion in World Record Heist

State-backed North Korean hackers have stolen $1.5bn (1.2bn) of cryptocurrency in the largest heist in history. Agents from Pyongyang were able to breach the systems of Dubai-based exchange Bybit to steal the digital coin Ether, according to security analysts.

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-- TechCrunch (@techcrunch.com) February 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM

Comments

$1.5 billion in Ether crypto?!?!?! What is that in Trump Bucks?

#1 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-25 07:04 PM

Crypto has always seemed like a giant scam to me. More so than state backed currency.

So perhaps this is a naive question, but if they stole this "coin" that isn't backed by anything, why would it retain its value?

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-25 08:05 PM

why would it retain its value?

It never had any to begin with?

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-25 08:10 PM

Has the orange pedo called rocket man a savvy genius yet?

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-25 08:56 PM

What is that in Trump Bucks?

#1 | Posted by censored at 2025-02-25 07:04 PM | Reply

Eleventy trillion.

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-26 07:31 AM

For the umpteenth time: cryptocurrencies are vehicles for criminal activity and naked speculation, and nothing more. I am pleased that some criminal, grifter or sap got their phony money taken...

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2025-02-26 09:30 AM

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