FBI links Binance hack to North Korea in record crypto theft

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The FBI said Saturday that North Korean hackers orchestrated the theft of billions of dollars from Binance, marking the biggest crypto heist in history. The attack occurred within minutes this week. The bureau attributed the hack to an entity called TraderTraitor, linked to a $1.5 billion Bybit theft last year. It asked exchanges to block transactions and noted the hackers are converting stolen assets into ethereum. President Donald Trump said investigators aren't yet certain North Korea was involved. Binance said it has reserves to cover 90 percent of the missing assets and will fully reimburse customers.


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