How Bybit Could Have Stopped the $10K Hack Before It Started
Imagine losing $10K in crypto overnight, not because of a market crash, but because hackers outsmarted your exchange. The massive Bybit hack of 2025, which saw $1.5 billion vanish, wasn’t just a wake up call for the big players, it’s a lesson for every crypto holder, even those with just $10K at stake. Here is how Bybit (and you) could have stopped it cold.
The hack? A phishing scam on steroids. Hackers tricked Bybit’s wallet signers into approving a fake transaction via a tampered interface, handing over control of a cold wallet. Sounds high tech, but the fix is simpler than you would think. First, no blind signing. Bybit’s team approved the transaction without double checking the raw details on a secure device. A hardware wallet showing the real code not the hacked UI would have screamed “fraud.”
Second, whitelist your wallets. If Bybit had locked transfers to only pre approved addresses, the hackers’ rogue wallet would have been dead in the water. For your $10K, set this up too, don’t let funds fly to random addresses.
Third, multi layered checks. One compromised PC shouldn’t doom you. Use independent systems think 2FA on a separate device or a YubiKey to verify big moves. Bybit didn’t, and it cost them billions.
The kicker? This wasn’t a genius hack, it was preventable with basic security hygiene. For your $10K, don’t trust an exchange alone. Pull most of it offline to a cold wallet, enforce 2FA, and triple check every transaction.
Bybit learned the hard way so you don’t have to. Stay sharp, your crypto is only safe if you make it that way.
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