Summary
- Ben Zhou, Bybit CEO, reported that the hack occurred due to a breach in the SAFE wallet infrastructure.
- He stated that no traces of breach were found in Bybit's infrastructure.
- He mentioned that they continue to verify the root cause of the hack through additional investigation.
Ben Zhou, CEO of Bybit, announced on X (formerly Twitter) on the 26th (local time), "Forensic investigation of the hosts (computers) used by Bybit signers revealed that the root cause of this hack was malicious code originating from the SAFE wallet infrastructure." He added, "No traces of breach were found within Bybit's infrastructure. Investigation is ongoing to further verify these findings."
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