WorldPingPosing as a client, ZachXBT said he gathered intelligence that helped freeze funds tied to the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
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ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 to infiltrate alleged Chinese launderers tied to Lazarus, Bybit hack
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WorldPingThe blockchain sleuth revealed that he infiltrated a Chinese crypto money laundering group following the theft of over $1.5 billion by North Korean hackers in 2025.
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WorldPingZachXBT says he infiltrated the network by posing as a customer, gaining information that helped trace funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
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CBS News was first to report that the FBI arrested Wanying "Heather" Zhang on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport before she boarded a flight to Shanghai, China.
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WorldPingDeepSeek and Moonshot attract fresh capital ahead of planned listings, while OpenAI courts major investors.
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WorldPingGreek police dismantled an unauthorized cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that defrauded over 10,000 investors of approximately $9 million in total by promising to double their money in 50 days via automated artificial intelligence (AI) trading.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin.com
WorldPingAugust Hanning served as president of federal intelligence service from 1998 to 2005 Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office has said a former domestic intelligence chief was arrested on Tuesday on espionage allegations.
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