Researchers spot the $1.4 billion stolen from Bybit moving through cryptocurrency wallets that were used in earlier heists attributed to North Korea's Lazarus hacking group.

North Korea is behind the massive crypto hack, according to several blockchain monitoring firms and a well-known researcher

On-chain sleuthing linked Friday's $1.4 billion hack of crypto exchange Bybit to North Korea's Lazarus Group, Arkham Intelligence said.

Researchers spot the stolen funds moving through cryptocurrency wallets that were used in earlier heists attributed to North Korea's Lazarus hacking group.

Investigation revealed that BingX, & Phemex hacks were also connected to the same cluster as Bybit's, confirming the threat actor’s identity as the Lazarus group.

North Korean hackers were behind a sophisticated hack that stole about $1.5 billion worth of digital currency from Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, according to security firm TRM. “TRM has determined – with high confidence – that the Bybit hack was perpetrated by North Korean hackers,