North Korean hackers brutally strike the crypto exchange, Bybit loses 1.5 billion dollars, how deep is the general's grace?
Written by: Alvis
Folks, mixing in the crypto world these days is like playing marbles in (Squid Game), you never know who the next unlucky one to get shot in the head will be. Just last night, a North Korean general who wished to remain anonymous suddenly pulled out his cyber machine gun and unloaded on the Bybit exchange—$1.5 billion worth of ETH was moved faster than the North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson could change his face.
The top player in the hacker world, the general's cyber guards: The general's grace is deeper than the sea
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Speaking of the Lazarus Group, they are the top-tier boy band in the hacker world. Other hackers operate secretly, but they leave a watermark every time they commit a crime saying 'Long live General Kim.' Last year, they just pulled off a $620 million hack on Axie Infinity using (Labor News) styled hacker emails—this year, they brought a 'Subjective Thought Enhanced' smart contract to warm up Bybit—directly giving Bybit a $1.5 billion 'electronic indulgence voucher.'
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