NYPOST · 2026-10-30 19:40 UTC

How North Korean hackers pulled off $6.3B Binance heist — inside job, AI-powered techniques could have been at work

North Korean hacking unit TraderTraitor allegedly stole $6.3 billion from Binance, possibly through a compromised employee laptop and AI-powered exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities. Binance identified an engineer's laptop and additional breach points; hackers drained crypto accounts in 20 minutes and used self-destruct mechanisms to cover tracks. Crypto hacks are accelerating, with $1.2 billion stolen in 255 attacks from July-September 2026; TraderTraitor was also linked to a $1.5 billion Bybit heist in 2025.

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