Kryptobörse: Größter Krypto-Diebstahl aller Zeiten? Binance meldet Hackerangriff

Düsseldorf, Berlin — The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has fallen victim to a massive hacking attack with estimated losses of $6.3 billion (approximately €5.63 billion), according to the company. All deposit and withdrawal activities were temporarily suspended during the incident. In a post on the social media platform X, Binance assured users that their assets were "secure" and that losses would be compensated.

Binance co-founder Yi He announced that the company would replace all losses resulting from the hacking incident. Initial investigations suggest the attack may have originated from a compromised laptop used by a developer, allowing an attacker to gain access to a compromised system and make unauthorized withdrawals. Binance emphasized that there are currently no indications of a leak in private wallet keys.

Instead, the focus is on investigating how the signature infrastructure was manipulated to enable unauthorized transactions. Further technical details are expected to be released after completing the forensic analysis.