FBI links Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackers

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The FBI attributed the theft of over $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance on October 29 to North Korea's state-sponsored TraderTraitor unit, releasing about 500 Ethereum addresses to block funds. The agency said the attackers converted stolen assets mainly into Ethereum and urged crypto platforms and blockchain firms to freeze transactions linked to those addresses. Binance reported the incident on Friday, estimating losses at $6.3 billion. Binance said it had blocked roughly $3 billion and repurchased tokens to cover 90% of stolen assets, pledging users would not suffer financial impact. Preliminary investigations suggest attackers compromised an engineer's laptop using malware designed to erase traces.


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