Bybit Secures US Asset Freeze in $1.5B Lazarus Hack Lawsuit

Bybit secured a preliminary injunction in a U.S. court that freezes certain identified assets linked to the $1.46–1.5 billion Lazarus hack, according to a report published around Aug. 8, 2026 by CryptoSlate.

The order blocks movements of assets identified in the case. The report does not disclose the amount covered by the injunction.

The action follows the FBI’s Feb. 26, 2025 Public Service Announcement that attributed the Bybit theft to North Korea-linked actors tracked as TraderTraitor or Lazarus Group, and listed Ethereum addresses for industry-wide blocking (FBI). Bybit also launched a recovery initiative, LazarusBounty, in response to the Feb. 21, 2025 incident (Bybit).

U.S. asset-freeze order: confirmed details

• A U.S. court granted Bybit a preliminary injunction that freezes specified assets tied to the alleged Lazarus operation. CryptoSlate reported the order was entered around Aug. 8, 2026, and did not state a protected dollar value.

• The FBI’s Feb. 26, 2025 PSA publicly attributed the approximately $1.5 billion Bybit theft to North Korea-linked actors and circulated Ethereum addresses for blocking by private-sector entities (FBI).

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