North Korean Hackers Stole Billions, the F.B.I. Says. Itβs Not Their First Heist. NYT - World By: Pranav Baskar 31 October 2026 at 23:05 This weekβs $6.3 billion hack of Binance is the largest to hit crypto, and would be the most that North Koreans have stolen in years of brazen cybercrime. Β© Tyrone Siu/ReutersChangpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the worldβs largest cryptocurrency exchange, in 2025.