TECHCRUNCH · 2026-10-30 14:00 UTC

North Korean hackers blamed for stealing record $6.3B in Binance breach

North Korean hackers stole at least $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance in a record breach, with about half frozen as it moved across blockchains. Hackers accessed Binance's network through a compromised engineer's laptop, allowing unauthorized withdrawal transactions without stealing private keys. Binance suspended all deposits and withdrawals during investigation; security researchers attribute the theft to a North Korean hacker group called TraderTraitor.

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