FBI confirms North Korea responsible for $6.3 billion Binance hack
Original title: FBI pins $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist on North Korea while scammers circle anxious users
FBI links theft to TraderTraitor; users urged to block 628 crypto addresses.
The FBI has confirmed North Korea's TraderTraitor group stole more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance on October 29, 2026. Agencies are tracking laundered funds through DeFi. Binance has phased withdrawals resuming with 95% of assets replaced internally.
- Tied to prior Bybit $1.5 billion hack
- Tether and Circle froze nearly $3 billion
- Withdrawals return in phases by network
Impact: Theft of $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance
- 1.Block transactions to the 628 listed addresses
- 2.Refer only to official Binance channels
- Vendors
- Binance
- Threat actors
- TraderTraitor
- Victims
- Binance
- Organizations
- FBIUS Secret ServiceIRS Criminal Investigation
- Countries
- North Korea
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4 min read at helpnetsecurity.com
North Korea was behind the theft of more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the FBI has confirmed.
By Sinisa Markovic · helpnetsecurity.com
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