ZachXBT Infiltrates Crypto Syndicate Tied to $1.5B Bybit Hack
The blockchain sleuth revealed that he infiltrated a Chinese crypto money laundering group following the theft of over $1.5 billion by North Korean hackers in 2025. ZachXBT stressed that this incursion allowed him to gat...
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ZachXBT infiltrates $1B crypto syndicate to expose Lazarus Group
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