FBI urges crypto community to avoid laundering funds from Bybit hack
The FBI is encouraging the private sector to help contain the $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from the Bybit exchange last week by North Korean hackers.
The bureau posted an alert Wednesday attributing the incident to a threat actor known as TraderTraitor or Lazarus, following similar assessments by cybersecurity researchers.
The FBI provided a list of Ethereum wallet addresses associated with the attack and urged anyone handling virtual assets to be vigilant about potential interactions with them.
“TraderTraitor 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 blockchains,” the alert said. “It is…
