NYPOST · 2026-10-30 22:51 UTC

How North Korea's ruthless state sponsored hackers, main suspects in the $6.3B Binance heist, operate

Cybersecurity experts attribute the $6.3 billion Binance hack to North Korean state-sponsored hackers, marking the largest cryptocurrency theft in history. North Korean hackers use social engineering tactics, posing as project teams or investors to trick employees into running malicious code hidden in legitimate software. SlowMist and TRM Labs linked the stolen funds to earlier North Korean thefts through blockchain analysis and IP addresses, with US Treasury officials connecting cyber theft proceeds to North Korea's weapons programs.

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