Hackers Steal $6.3 billion from Binance In Biggest-ever Crypto Theft

[Irag8er]

KEY POINTS

• Binance said it began recovering assets impacted by the breach after pledging to cover losses using its Secure Asset Fund for Users, or SAFU.
• Bitcoin fell more than 4% to $77,994.96 on Friday as the hack weighed on crypto markets

Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft

The company later added it began recovering assets impacted by the breach after pledging to cover losses using its Secure Asset Fund for Users.

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[Irag8er]

While investigating the possible cause, Binance said a compromised laptop belonging to a DevOps engineer may have allowed an attacker to access a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions.

The exchange said it had found no evidence that wallet private keys were compromised.

Thieves make off with $6.3B from Binance: 'Biggest hack in history'

Binance froze $3 billion in assets after a major security incident, with Changpeng Zhao suggesting the crypto exchange appears to have been hacked.

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[Yingyang]

KEEP CASH ALIVE.

 

[Irag8er]

North Korea Steals USD 6.36 Billion From Binance in the Largest Hack in History​

Who is behind it​

TRM attributes this attack to TraderTraitor, North Korea’s premier hacking unit. We base this assessment on robust on and off-chain intelligence sources. The FBI named the same group as responsible for the USD 1.5 billion Bybit hack in February 2025. Several features of this attack match earlier North Korea-linked heists, including the Bybit hack and the KelpDAO hack in April 2026: small Tornado Cash withdrawals funding an operator wallet, staging that began well before the theft, and signatures obtained in advance then executed in one burst. The laundering observed so far, built on large swaps through market makers and lending protocols, differs from the bridge-heavy pattern that followed Bybit. TRM will share further findings as the investigation develops.

North Korea Steals USD 6.36 Billion From Binance in the Largest Hack in History | TRM Labs

On October 29, 2026, an attacker moved about $6.36 billion out of Binance wallets across ten blockchains, the largest crypto theft on record, and TRM attributes it to North Korea’s TraderTraitor, with evidence pointing to a compromise of Binance’s hot wallet signing infrastructure. About $2.7...

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[Irag8er]

KEEP CASH ALIVE.

And at home.

 

[Yingyang]

And at home.

As long as it is still acceptable currency?, absolutely.

 

[Dr Arthur]

And at home.

Just not in an obvious location. Better small amounts in several locations.