Wallet Linked to Suspected Binance Hot-Wallet Theft Borrows $44.7 Million in Ether

Binance's $6.3B Hack Exposes a New Hot-Wallet Security Risk More Stories ETHNews

Binance’s preliminary findings point to compromised operational infrastructure rather than a confirmed leak of wallet private keys. Blockaid identified a successful EIP-7702 delegation among 50 authorizations submitted against a live hot wallet. Aave’s emergency restrictions demonstrate how stolen exchange assets can create risks for decentralized lending markets. A compromised employee laptop may have been enough […]

Aave freezes markets as Binance exploiter borrows WETH

Aave freezes markets after a Binance exploiter deposited 60M USDT and borrowed 19,762 WETH. We read the DeFi contagion risk for ETH and BNB.

Odysseus Links Wallet to Suspected Binance Theft as It Borrowed 19,762 Ether From Aave

The address deposited about 60 million USDT before borrowing Ether in two transactions. It also sent a combined 23,314.5 ETH to another address tied to the suspected theft.

Binance Hot Wallet Exploit: Aave's Response

Last updated 01:00 UTC, 30 October 2026. What happened At 20:24 UTC on 29 October 2026, a Binance hot wallet on Ethereum sent about 63 tokens and 167,464 ETH to a single address in one transaction. The same exploiter ad…