Bybit Secures U.S. Court Approval to Fast-Track Evidence Gathering in North Korea Hack Case

BitcoinWorld Bybit Secures U.S. Court Approval to Fast-Track Evidence Gathering in North Korea Hack Case Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has obtained approval from a U.S.

court to expedite the discovery process in its ongoing investigation into the $1.5 billion hack that occurred in February 2025.

The ruling allows the exchange to request critical information from U.S.-based entities sooner than standard procedures would permit, accelerating efforts to trace and potentially recover the stolen digital assets, according to a report by News1.

Background of the Hack and Legal Action The cyberattack, attributed to North Korean state-sponsored hackers, targeted Bybit’s Ethereum wallet, resulting in one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts on record. In June 2025, Bybit filed a sealed lawsuit in a U.S.