Bybit CEO declares ‘war against Lazarus’ after $1.4B hack
Ben Zhou announced the launch of a bounty program after reporting hackers tied to North Korea used an exploit to steal more than $1.4 billion in crypto from Bybit.
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Ben Zhou announced the launch of a bounty program after reporting hackers tied to North Korea used an exploit to steal more than $1.4 billion in crypto from Bybit.
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