Hackerangriff: FBI: Nordkoreanische Hacker stecken hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl bei Binance
Der US-Bundespolizei zufolge soll die Gruppe TraderTraitor hinter dem weltweit größten digitalen Raubzug stecken. Binance will wieder mit Auszahlungen starten.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) claims North Korean hackers are responsible for a multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency heist on the largest digital currency exchange, Binance. The FBI has identified the hackers as part of the group TraderTraitor, a group previously identified by analysis firm TRM Labs. The FBI is urging companies to block transactions to and from specific addresses to prevent the criminals from laundering the stolen assets.
The estimated theft amounts to over six billion dollars (approximately five billion and thirty-seven million euros).
Binance temporarily halted all deposits and withdrawals in response to the incident. However, they have since announced that 95 percent of the stolen funds will be covered by the exchange itself through buybacks. This process involves purchasing the stolen assets back on the exchange. The remaining five percent is expected to be covered by users' financial contributions, according to Binance's statement. The company clarified that users will not bear the financial consequences of this theft.
FBI analysis shows that the attackers moved the majority of the stolen funds, totaling 6.36 billion dollars, within a mere 20 minutes. This is believed to be the largest attack on a digital currency exchange to date.
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