The $1.5B Bybit Hack & How OSINT Led to Its Attribution
2025-08-06 • Netlas •
Bybit lost more than $1.4 billion in ETH after Lazarus-linked operators compromised Safe{Wallet} infrastructure and manipulated the multisignature transaction flow used for a routine cold-to-warm wallet transfer. The excerpt describes initial access through social engineering against a Safe{Wallet} developer, involving a crypto-themed Python/Docker project, getstockprice[.]com, IP 70.34.245[.]118, stolen AWS session tokens, AWS reconnaissance, and use of Mythic Poseidon. Attackers modified JavaScript hosted from Safe{Wallet}'s AWS S3 resources so Bybit signers saw apparently legitimate transaction data while the approved transfer was redirected to an attacker-controlled contract address. The operation matters for DPRK-focused tracking because it combines Lazarus-style developer targeting, cloud credential theft, supply-chain compromise, and high-value cryptocurrency theft against a major exchange.
Indicators of Compromise
| Type | Value | First Seen | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOMAIN | getstockprice.com | 2025-03-11 | 2025-12-10 |
| DOMAIN | anchain.ai | 2025-03-17 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | goingladies.com | 2025-03-11 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | trashcrease.com | 2025-03-11 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | anglerstatic.com | 2025-03-11 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 131.226.2.43 | 2025-03-11 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 178.128.77.132 | 2025-03-11 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 23.236.169.233 | 2025-03-11 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 70.34.245.118 | 2025-03-11 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | showmanroast.com | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | getstockprice.info | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | gossipsnare.com | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | coreladao.com | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | replaydreary.com | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | cdn.clubinfo.io | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| DOMAIN | eclairdomain.com | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 131.226.2.120 | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 51.38.145.49 | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 37.120.247.180 | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 88.119.175.208 | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 193.233.171.58 | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 193.233.85.234 | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |
| IPv4 | 213.252.232.171 | 2025-02-23 | 2025-08-06 |