In a recent discourse on CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” Crucible Capital’s Meltem Demirors and TrustedSec CEO David Kennedy shed light on the Bybit hack, a matter of geopolitical intrigue rather than a fundamental flaw in cryptocurrency security.
The cunning Lazarus Group, North Korea’s infamous digital asset marauders, were linked to the attack, which bore a striking resemblance to past cyberattacks that relied on social engineering tactics to compromise developer accounts.
“They did a lot of research and a lot of understanding around the exchanges and the infrastructure, as well as how these types of, you know, public and private key cryptography components work,” Kennedy said.
The attack targeted Bybit’s Safe Wallet infrastructure and moved funds through a network of 50,000 addresses to obscure transactions.
Demirors emphasized that bitcoin‘s cold storage security has remained intact, but private key risks are always present in cryptocurrency. However, she pointed to growing industry collaboration in response to hacks.
Demirors noted that an attack like this could have severely impacted Bybit in 2022 or 2023, but improved cooperation between security providers, exchanges, and governments has enhanced asset tracking and freezing efforts.
Both experts agreed that the attack highlights the need for heightened security but does not undermine Bitcoin’s (BTC) investment case.
“This is a North Korea issue. It will continue to be North Korea issue,” Demirors stated. “The Trump administration is smart on crypto. They view this not as a crypto issue.”
Kennedy added that while cryptocurrency systems are designed to be secure, human vulnerabilities remain the biggest risk.
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2025-02-26 23:48