Company, which has over 60 million users worldwide and offers access to multiple cryptocurrencies, says it can cover and refund those affected. Lazarus Group pointed out as guilty.
The cryptocurrency company Bybit said hackers stole $ 1.5 billion (about 1.3 billion euros) in digital currency, in the one that is being reported as The biggest encryption theft in history.
The hackers stole the company’s Ethereum digital license from the company. Ben Zhou said the money could be offset by the company or a loan from partners. The founder of the company based in Dubai also told users that his funds were “safe” and that he would reimburse all affected.
Analysts of the associated the attack on North Korea Lazarus Groupsponsored by the state, and already known for deflecting thousands of millions in cryptocurrencies.
Bybit, which has $ 20 billion (19 billion euros) in assets, said hackers explored security characteristics and then transferred the money to an unidentified address.
After theft, the Ethereum value fell about 4% on Friday.
The scale of the theft, at the outset, surpasses (and much) an earlier record: a $ 620 million (592 million euros) theft of Ethereum and USD Coin from Ronin Network in 2022.
Bybit, founded in 2018, has as first investors… Donald Trump, but also former Paypal chief Peter Thiel. At the moment, has over 60 million users worldwide and offers access to various cryptocurrencies.
In 2014, the MT Gox scholarship declared bankruptcy after seeing $ 350 million (334 million euros) in cryptocurrencies for cybersecurity failures. In 2019, hackers stole $ 41 million (39 million euros) of Bitcoin from Binance Bols, another large cryptocurrency theft.
