The article details how ben zhou, CEO of bybit, inadvertently approved a transaction that led to the hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange, resulting in a loss of $1.5 billion to north korean hackers. The breach occurred due to a flaw in bybit's security system, which relied on free software.

Chief executive of the cryptocurrency exchange bybit

cryptocurrency exchange that lost $1.5 billion to hackers

Responsible for the heist of $1.5 billion in cryptocurrencies

Investigating the hacking incident

Technology provider whose software was exploited