How the Binance hack happened and who was behind it?
Investigators say several factors may have been involved, including a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop, with signs pointing to North Korean actors being responsible.
A staggering $6.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from the world's largest exchange, Binance, in what experts are calling the "biggest hack in history." The attack is suspected to have been orchestrated by a North Korean hacking group, known as TraderTraitor, according to blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs.
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- Live updates: Binance $6.3B hack linked to North Korea’s TraderTraitor cointelegraph.com
- What we know so far about the Binance hack bbc.co.uk
- How the Binance hack happened and who was behind it euronews.com
- Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance winnipegfreepress.com
- TRM Labs attributes the Binance hack to North Korea-based TraderTraitor, which drained ~$6.36B from Binance wallets across 10 blockchains, mostly in ~20 minutes (Tom Westbrook/Reuters) reuters.com
- Binance "temporarily suspended" all deposits and withdrawals as it investigates security issues and works with law enforcement; Binance.US says it's unaffected (George Steer/Financial Times) ft.com
- Circle, Tether freeze funds impacted by potential Binance 'security issue' cnbc.com
- FBI and US Secret Service working with Binance after $6.3 billion hack, source says investing.com
