Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with billions of crypto likely gone for good.

Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with billions of crypto likely gone for good.

Multiple crypto-tracing firms say notorious North Korean hackers TraderTraitor may be behind the largest digital heist in history—with billions of crypto likely gone for good.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security breach involving up to $5.8 billion in digital assets, in what could become the largest cryptocurrency hack in history.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security breach involving up to $5.8 billion in digital assets, in what could become the largest cryptocurrency hack in history.

TraderTraitor is one of the elite hacking units linked to North Korea and had earlier been accused of attacks on crypto exchanges.

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, has linked the theft of about $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency to a DevOps engineer's compromised laptop.

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, has linked the theft of about $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency to a DevOps engineer's compromised laptop.

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, has linked the theft of about $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency to a DevOps engineer's compromised laptop.

Hackers drained approximately USD 6.3 billion from Binance in a 20-minute cyberattack. The breach triggered a market sell-off and an international race to recover the assets.

Cryptocurrency platform Binance has reported that $6.3 billion (5.6 billion euros) is linked to what is being called the biggest hack ever recorded in the cryptocurrency industry. Roughly half of the funds have been frozen in an effort to stop hackers from carrying out large-scale theft at the world's largest crypto exchange.

Binance hack impacts $6.3 billion in crypto as the exchange freezes $3 billion, suspends transfers and pledges to cover losses.

The latest Binance breach, worth $6.3 Bn, is being pegged as the highest valued cryptocurrency hack in history

Oct 29 - Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said a security breach had resulted in an estimated $6.3 billion impact that analysts said could amount to the biggest crypto heist ever and might make investors rethink the risks of owning digital assets. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The company said it has suspended all deposits and withdrawals while it works with authorities to secure its infrastructure and locate stolen funds.

Binance said all deposits and withdrawals had been “temporarily suspended”.

The hackers behind the raid were from North Korea, according to US blockchain analysis firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis.

Binance temporarily halted deposits and withdrawals after hackers took more than $6.3 billion in digital assets, with the operation taking about 20 minutes, according to blockchain intelligence fir…

UPDATE 10/30/26: Binance has temporarily suspended customer withdrawals after suffering what investigators say is the biggest crypto hack in history. According to Binance CEO Yi He, the company estimates roughly $6.3 billion in funds were impacted, with roughly $3 billion in assets frozen on-chain s...

UPDATE 10/30/26: Binance has temporarily suspended customer withdrawals after suffering what investigators say is the biggest crypto hack in history. According to Binance CEO Yi He, the company estimates roughly $6.3 billion in funds were impacted, with roughly $3 billion in assets frozen on-chain s...