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Binance Says Hackers Plotted $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist for Months

3 November 2026 at 18:09
A report from the cryptocurrency exchange described a monthslong campaign involving fake job interviews that exploited an engineer’s work computer and an internal A.I. tool.

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The hackers used a computer and an internal A.I. tool to take control of the machines of two engineers on Binance’s wallet team.

Binance Says Hackers Plotted $6.3 Billion Heist for Months

3 November 2026 at 15:59
A report from the cryptocurrency exchange described a monthslong campaign involving fake job interviews that exploited an engineer’s work computer and an internal A.I. tool.

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The hackers used a computer and an internal A.I. tool to take control of the machines of two engineers on Binance’s wallet team.

Binance Reports $3.64 Billion in Outflows as It Resumes Normal Transactions

2 November 2026 at 09:52
The cryptocurrency exchange saw an immediate uptick in customer withdrawals, following the theft of $6.3 billion in tokens that has been linked to North Korea.

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Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, at a cryptocurrency conference last year. The company said on Sunday that just 2.1 percent of the assets it manages had been withdrawn.

North Korean Hackers Stole Billions, the F.B.I. Says. It’s Not Their First Heist.

31 October 2026 at 23:05
This week’s $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.

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Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in 2025.

Binance Lost Over $6 Billion in Crypto Hack. Here’s What to Know.

30 October 2026 at 16:32
Hackers made off with around $6 billion in digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history. Binance said it will cover the losses.

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A cryptocurrency kiosk.

Binance Hack Sends Crypto Stocks Tumbling

30 October 2026 at 15:06
The rout hit publicly traded crypto exchanges and fintech companies, as well as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

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A Binance booth at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami Beach, Fla. The Binance breach on Thursday has rattled markets.

Binance Hack Sends Crypto Stocks Tumbling

30 October 2026 at 19:00
The rout hit publicly traded crypto exchanges and fintech companies, as well as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

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A Binance booth at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami Beach, Fla. The Binance breach on Thursday has rattled markets.

Binance Suspends Withdrawals After Crypto Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion

The crypto exchange said it was compromised in what could be the biggest crypto heist ever. One research lab attributed the theft to “North Korea’s elite hacking unit.”

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Changpeng Zhao, Binance’s founder, said the incident “does look like a hack.”
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