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Bybit Sued North Korea and Lazarus Group Over Last Year's Hack and Froze Part of Funds
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Fusion42 · 28 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Bybit has sued North Korea, its intelligence agency, and the Lazarus Group in the U.S. for a $1.46 billion hack in 2025 and secured a court injunction freezing approximately $30.5 million in stolen assets across multiple exchanges and custodians. The exchange has recovered $48.4 million and continues cooperation with law enforcement to recover and prevent movement of stolen cryptocurrency.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3, and 5 sources have reported it between 7 Aug 2026 and 9 Aug 2026.
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You face a new legal precedent with Bybit actively suing nation-state hackers and freezing stolen crypto assets across multiple platforms. This opens a fresh pathway for recovery but also raises risks of further enforcement actions impacting fund movement in crypto exchanges.
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5 sources · first reported 7 Aug 2026 · latest 9 Aug 2026
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