Tron and Tether Freeze $9M from ByBit Hackers in Crypto Crackdown

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🚨💸 Tron and Tether Join Forces to Freeze $9M from ByBit Hackers! 💸🚨

Oh, the drama! The intrigue! The cryptocurrency hacking capers! 🤣 A most thrilling tale of good vs. evil, as Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs join forces to freeze a whopping $9 million pilfered from the ByBit hack. And, darling, it’s all thanks to their clever little T3_FCU (Financial Crime Unit) initiative. 🕵️‍♀️

Now, this is what I call a proactive approach to security, darling! These three crypto powerhouses are on the case, determined to put a stop to illicit activities on the blockchain. And, sweetie, it’s not just about the money – it’s about restoring the integrity of the digital asset space. 💖

But, of course, it all started with a bit of a kerfuffle at ByBit. That poor exchange was hacked to the tune of over $1.4 billion, with the nefarious Lazarus Group (North Korean hackers, darling!) behind the dastardly deed. 🤑 The hackers exploited a vulnerability in ByBit’s cold wallet system, injecting some rather malicious code into the user interface. And, voilà! They managed to reroute 401,000 ETH to addresses under their control, disguising the whole thing as a legitimate transaction. 🤔

Now, this was no ordinary hack, sweetie. It was the largest crypto heist in history, surpassing all previous records and exposing vulnerabilities in centralized exchange security. But fear not, dear ByBit customers! The exchange’s CEO, Ben Zhou, assured everyone that the exchange remains solvent, with over $20 billion in assets under management. 💸

Recovery efforts still ongoing

In response to the attack, ByBit launched a rather clever bounty program called “Lazarus Bounty”, offering a whopping $140 million (10% of the stolen funds) to encourage blockchain investigators and independent bounty hunters to help track and recover the missing assets. 🎁

The stolen funds have been tracked across thousands of wallets, with some converted to Bitcoin, while others have been laundered through exchanges and privacy mixers. But, darling, the latest breakthrough in freezing $9 million from the hackers shows promising signs that the recovery efforts are on track! 🙌

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2025-03-25 01:32