FBI links North Korea to $6 billion Binance crypto theft

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Assets worth around 62 billion kronor were stolen from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance earlier this week. The FBI has now identified the North Korean group Trader Traitor as responsible for the cyberattack. The FBI's assessment aligns with earlier reports this week about who was behind the heist. Binance has stated it will compensate all customers for their losses in the theft, according to news agency TT. The attack is part of a pattern of North Korean-linked cyber operations targeting cryptocurrency platforms. The group has previously been accused of similar large-scale thefts to fund state programs.


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