Operators of remote procedure call (RPC) nodes — servers that connect applications to blockchains — as well as crypto exchanges, decentralized finance (DeFi) services and other entities should “block transactions with or derived from addresses TraderTraitor actors are using to launder the stolen assets,” the FBI said. “TraderTraitor actors are proceeding rapidly and have converted some of the stolen assets to Bitcoin and other virtual assets dispersed across thousands of addresses on multiple blockchains,” the alert said. “Beyond the sheer scale of the Bybit hack, the speed at which the stolen funds are being laundered is particularly alarming,” the company said.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:35:09 +0000