{"id":48039,"date":"2025-02-24T13:34:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/mike-novogratz-calls-for-action-against-north-korean-hacker-group-lazarus\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:34:50","slug":"mike-novogratz-calls-for-action-against-north-korean-hacker-group-lazarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/mike-novogratz-calls-for-action-against-north-korean-hacker-group-lazarus\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Novogratz Calls for Action Against North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>World leaders are being urged by billionaire Mike Novogratz to act decisively against Lazarus, the North Korean hacking collective responsible for a huge cyber crime. One of the biggest thefts in history occurred when the group took $1.4 billion worth of <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/cryptocurrencies\/ethereum-alternative-coin\/\">Ethereum (ETH)<\/a> from Bybit\u2019s cold wallet.<\/p>\n<p>Galaxy Digital CEO Novogratz commended Bybit\u2019s breach reaction, describing it as \u201cworld-class.\u201d The hack has, however, rekindled debates about reversing confirmed transactions following significant security breaches by rolling back the Ethereum network.<\/p>\n<p>A rollback akin to the 2016 Ethereum DAO hack, which resulted in a hard fork, has been proposed by several in the cryptocurrency industry. Novogratz, meanwhile, is adamantly against this notion.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"989\"><strong data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"920\">Novogratz Rejects Ethereum Fork Proposal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"989\">Novogratz dismissed the possibility of an ETH rollback, stating:\u00a0<em>\u201cThis is a false narrative. Lazarus has been at it for years. They have stolen BTC, ETH and plenty of other cryptos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1324\"><em>There will be and should be no ETH fork. Bybit unfortunately will take a hit until their funds are recovered if our governments ever press NK (North Korea). The community will freeze the accounts and we move on.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>350% or 5BTC + <strong>150 Spins!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 350% + 150 Free Spins <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1491\"><em>The 2015 fork was at a very, very different time for the ecosystem. It was still a baby taking its first steps and steadying it made a ton of sense. Not true now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1634\">Instead of altering Ethereum\u2019s blockchain, Novogratz insists global leaders should focus on stopping Lazarus and preventing future attacks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1700\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s time world leaders do something about Lazarus,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1926\">The Bybit hack highlights the ongoing cybersecurity threats in the crypto space. As authorities investigate, the industry faces tough decisions on how to handle large-scale attacks without undermining blockchain integrity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/mike-novogratz-calls-for-action-against-north-korean-hacker-group-lazarus\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) World leaders are being urged by billionaire Mike Novogratz to act decisively against Lazarus, the North Korean hacking collective responsible for a huge cyber crime. 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