Following the massive $1.5 billion ByBit exchange hack in February 2025, blockchain forensics reveal that North Korea’s Lazarus Group has laundered over $1.3 billion through mixers and DEXs. As of March 30, 2025, $200 million remains untraced, raising alarms about the group’s evolving tactics. Cybersecurity experts urge exchanges to adopt AI-driven monitoring, while ByBit’s recovery efforts—offering a $10M bounty—underscore the ongoing battle against state-sponsored crypto threats.
