North Korea is behind the massive crypto hack, according to several blockchain monitoring firms and a well-known researcher

Researchers spot the $1.4 billion stolen from Bybit moving through cryptocurrency wallets that were used in earlier heists attributed to North Korea's Lazarus hacking group.

The cryptocurrency industry and those responsible for securing it are still in shock following Friday’s heist, likely by North Korea, that drained $1.5 billion from Dubai-based exchange Bybit, making the theft by far the biggest ever in digital asset history.