Can Bybit Ever Recover Crypto From The World’s Largest Heist?

Krutika Adani

Cold Wallet UI Phished

Bybit’s ETH Smart Cold Wallet by Safe got its UI hacked. As a result, a routine transfer of crypto changed the smart contract logic, and the wallet was drained.

$1.4 Billion Ethereum Lost

Overall, Bybit has lost $1.4 billion in Ethereum and staked Ethereum.

What Can be Done?

There are ways to track those hackers and freeze funds to recover crypto, as it was done in the case of Axie Infinity.

How to Safeguard Your Crypto?

The best thing anyone can do is to distribute their funds across multiple exchanges, or they can choose self-custody via hot and cold wallets.

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