FBI confirms North Korean hacker attacked Bybit, stealing $1.5 billion in encrypted assets

According to an FBI announcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that the North Korean hacker group "Trader Raitor" is responsible for the $1.5 billion cryptocurrency theft of the Bybit exchange on February 21. The FBI stated that hackers have converted some of the stolen funds into Bitcoin and stored them in multiple blockchain addresses, which are expected to be exchanged for fiat currency through money laundering channels in the future. The FBI urges RPC node operators, exchanges, DeFi service providers, and blockchain analysis agencies to block addresses related to TraderTraitor to prevent further circulation of stolen assets. At the same time, the FBI has listed multiple Ethereum addresses related to the organization and called on businesses to cooperate with law enforcement agencies to jointly combat North Korean cybercrime activities.