Bybit Sues North Korea Over $1.5 Billion Hack, Court Supports Fund Tracing
Bybit has initiated a lawsuit against North Korea and the Lazarus Group in a U.S. federal court to recover assets from a $1.5 billion cryptocurrency hack. The court has granted a preliminary injunction to prevent the movement of stolen crypto and approved expedited discovery to trace funds linked to the hack.
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Bybit Unleashes RICO Lawsuit on North Korea Over $1.5B Hack
The cryptocurrency exchange platform Bybit has sued North Korea in a U.S. federal court over last year’s record-breaking $1.5 billion hack. The company filed the civil lawsuit under seal on June 18, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It became public this week. The suit names the Democratic People’s Republic […]
This $1.5 billion hack is exposing just how ‘irreversible’ stolen crypto really is
Bybit sued North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau, and Lazarus Group in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The exchange won a preliminary injunction blocking unnamed defendants from moving or selling stolen crypto. Public court reporting describes the order as covering those identified assets, without confirming the full $1.5 billion stolen in […] The post This $1.5 billion hack is exposing just how ‘irreversible’ stolen crypto really is appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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US court backs Bybit’s bid to trace funds from $1.5B North Korea hack
Expedited discovery allows the exchange to seek account identities, balances and transaction histories from platforms with US operations.
Bybit sues North Korea over $1.5B Lazarus hack
Bybit has sued North Korea, its intelligence agency and the Lazarus Group in a U.S. federal court as the exchange seeks to recover assets stolen in the record $1.5 billion crypto hack. Bybit takes Lazarus Group to US court Bybit…