Big news in the world of cryptocurrency! A company called Bybit, which is like a digital bank for crypto, was robbed! Hackers stole a huge amount of a type of cryptocurrency called Ether (ETH).
It was a very big theft, one of the biggest ever. The hackers were very clever and used sneaky tricks.
The Bybit CEO says they will give everyone their money back, even though it was a lot of money to lose.
- Hackers stole around $1.5 billion worth of Ether.
- They tricked Bybit into giving them the money.
- Experts think a group called Lazarus Group, known for hacking, did it.
- Bybit says it will repay everyone, but is getting help from other companies to make it happen.
Fact | Number |
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Amount stolen | $1.5 billion |
Percentage of ETH lost by Bybit | ~70% |
Amount of ETH stolen | Over 400,000 |