Compromised Laptop Central to $1.4 Billion Bybit Crypto Hack
- A Safe Wallet developer’s laptop was compromised, leading to the Bybit hack.
- The breach involved hijacking AWS session tokens to bypass security.
- $1.4 billion in Ethereum and Lido Staked Ethereum were stolen in February.
- The FBI linked the attack to TraderTraitor, a group tied to North Korea.
- Safe Wallet is enhancing its security measures post-incident.
In February, a major crypto heist involving $1.4 billion was executed through a compromised Safe Wallet developer’s laptop, with the FBI identifying North Korean-linked TraderTraitor as responsible.
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