China Accuses US of Orchestrating $13 Billion Bitcoin Hack (2)

China’s cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft of about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin, representing China’s most recent attempt to attribute major cyberattacks to the US.

The theft of the 127,272 Bitcoin tokens from the LuBian Bitcoin mining pool that took place in December 2020 ranks as one of the largest crypto heists in history. The hack is likely a “state-level hacker operation” led by the US, according to the Chinese National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center, which said the quiet and delayed movement of the stolen Bitcoin suggests a government-level action rather than typical criminal ...