Bybit Files Lawsuit Against North Korea Over $1.5 Billion Hack
Bybit has initiated a civil lawsuit against North Korea, its intelligence agency, and the Lazarus Group in a U.S. federal court, seeking to recover assets lost in a record $1.5 billion cryptocurrency hack. The lawsuit, filed under seal in June 2026, has now become public, highlighting the ongoing legal battles in the crypto space.
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Bybit klaagt Noord-Korea en de Lazarus-groep aan en verkrijgt een voorlopige bevriezingsmaatregel om gestolen cryptografische tegoeden te bevriezen in een baanbrekende inspanning tot terugwinning van digitale tegoeden
De rechtszaak verwijt Noord-Korea en de Lazarus-groep de diefstal van $ 1,5 miljard. De door de rechtbank bevolen bevriezing van activa ondersteunt de terugwinningsacties. Daarnaast breidt Bybit de samenwerking met wetshandhavingsinstanties en branchepartners uit om meer...
Bybit verklagt Nordkorea und die Lazarus-Gruppe und erwirkt in einem richtungsweisenden Versuch zur Rückerlangung von Krypto-Vermögenswerten eine einstweilige Verfügung zur Einfrierung gestohlener Vermögenswerte
In einem Zivilprozess werden Nordkorea und die Lazarus-Gruppe beschuldigt, den Diebstahl in Höhe von 1,5 Milliarden US-Dollar orchestriert zu haben. Gleichzeitig unterstützt eine gerichtlich angeordnete Einfrierung von Vermögenswerten die Rückgewinnungsbemühungen und Bybit baut die...
Bybit poursuit la Corée du Nord et le groupe Lazarus en justice et obtient une injonction provisoire gelant les actifs volés, dans le cadre d'une opération historique de recouvrement de crypto-actifs
Cette action en justice accuse la Corée du Nord et le groupe Lazarus d'avoir orchestré ce vol de 1,5 milliard de dollars, tandis que le gel des avoirs ordonné par le tribunal soutient les efforts de recouvrement et que Bybit renforce sa collaboration avec les forces de l'ordre et ses...
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 […]
Bybit Sues North Korea and Lazarus Group, Secures Preliminary Injunction Freezing Stolen Assets in Landmark Crypto Asset Recovery Effort
Lawsuit accuses North Korea and Lazarus Group of orchestrating the $1.5 billion theft, as court-ordered asset freeze supports recovery efforts and Bybit expands collaboration with law enforcement and industry partners to strengthen accountability for crypto-related cybercrime DUBAI, UAE,...
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…