Binance says $6.3 billion stolen in biggest crypto heist in history
- On Thursday, October 29, 2026, hackers drained roughly $6.3 billion from Binance across 10 blockchains in about 20 minutes, prompting the exchange to suspend all deposits and withdrawals.
- Investigations indicate a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop granted attackers access to signing infrastructure; blockchain firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis attributed the exploit to North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor.
- Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle froze approximately $2.7 billion in affected assets, while Binance pledged to cover all customer losses using its Secure Asset Fund for Users.
- Bitcoin fell over 3% to $76,368, Ether declined 3.2% to $2,178, and BNB dropped sharply as markets reacted to the security incident.
- Binance continues working with law enforcement to recover assets and complete a security overhaul, while the incident serves as a stress test for industry-wide cross-chain security coordination.
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U.S. investigators claim to have identified, behind this unprecedented flight, a group of North Korean hackers known as TraderTraitor.
FBI says North Korea behind $6bn crypto theft from Binance
Trump casts doubt on N Korea's alleged involvement in heist.Hack triggers sharp crypto sell-off, with Bitcoin falling nearly 5%.Binance expects to resume suspended user withdrawals today.The FBI on Saturday accused North Korea of stealing more...
FBI blames North Korea for stolen billions from Binance in biggest hack in history - The Tribune
The theft of billions of dollars from Binance within a matter of minutes, the biggest crypto heist in history, was orchestrated by North Korean hackers, the FBI has said. The bureau said in a statement on Saturday that this week’s attack was tied to “malicious cyber activity” by an entity known as TraderTraitor, the same […]
FBI: North Korea Behind Record $6.3 Billion Cryptocurrency Heist Targeting Binance
The FBI has accused North Korean government-linked hackers of carrying out a massive cryptocurrency theft targeting Binance, stealing more than $6 billion in digital assets in what cybersecurity experts describe as the largest cryptocurrency heist in history.
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