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Ranked: The 10 Biggest Digital Heists
The technology behind cryptocurrency networks is a notorious black box. But some of the largest digital heists didn’t rely on brute-force hacking, they exploited the weakest link in security: human trust. This graphic, created in partnership with Inigo Insurance, visualizes the 10 largest digital heists around the globe. On February 21, 2025, a group of North Korean hackers pulled off the largest crypto heist to date, stealing $1.5 billion in Ethereum tokens from ByBit, a Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange. The unprecedented breach underscored the growing sophistication of state-sponsored cybercrime. In 2022, ... (full story)