The FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency publicly known, seizing some $1.5 billion worth of ethereum from a Dubai-based firm. The theft earlier this month targeting Bybit,

North Korean hackers have stolen $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency in a single heist, making it the largest crypto hack on record, security experts told CNN.

A brief Public Service Announcement (PSA) issued by the law enforcement agency on Febrary 26 attributed the attack on cryptocurrency exchange Bybit to the “TraderTraitor” group (aka Lazarus, APT38, BlueNoroff, and Stardust Chollima).