FBI blames North Korea for $6 billion Binance crypto theft
On October 29 attackers moved about $6.36 billion from Binance wallets; issuers later froze part of the funds.
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Hackers steal $2.7 million from Polymarket via hijacked DebugBear script
Malicious DebugBear script replaced on Polymarket stole $2.64 million from 726 traders; exchange refunding $3.9 million total.
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FBI confirms North Korean hackers stole over $6B from Binance
FBI links the $6.3 billion theft to the TraderTraitor group, with funds moving through DeFi platforms.
TraderTraitor drained about $6.36 billion from Binance wallets
TRM Labs says most funds left in about 20 minutes on October 29 across ten chains; Binance says user funds are safe.
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North Korean hackers blamed for record $6.3B Binance crypto theft
Binance says a compromised engineer laptop enabled unauthorized withdrawals and has halted deposits and withdrawals.
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Binance links $6.3 billion crypto theft to compromised laptop
TRM and Chainalysis attribute the October 29 theft to North Korea’s TraderTraitor; Binance has not named a culprit.
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Binance reports about $6.3 billion stolen in crypto heist
Binance will cover user losses, and close to $3 billion has already been frozen on-chain.
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Binance pauses withdrawals amid suspected theft from crypto wallets
Circle froze about $800 million and Tether about $1.56 billion; watcher estimates of billions stolen are unconfirmed.
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Ledger confirms hardware wallet spy implant behind crypto thefts
Ledger confirmed spy implants in CryptoBilis-sold Nano X wallets captured seed phrases and drained users' cryptocurrency.
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Uranium crypto exchange hacker convicted for stealing $53 million
Maryland man Jonathan Spalletta was convicted of stealing $53 million by hacking Uranium Finance in 2021.
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Crypto CEO accuses North Korea of stealing $387 million from Bitget platform
Bitget says hackers stole $387.5 million and its CEO links the theft to North Korean groups.
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Hackers steal $351.6 million in Bitget crypto exchange hack
Suspected North Korean hackers stole $351.6 million from Bitget hot and warm wallets.
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North Korean WaterPlum Hackers Infect 30,000 PCs via Fake Job Interviews, Steal $10.7M Crypto
North Korean WaterPlum actors posed as recruiters to infect 30,000 developers' PCs and steal $10.7M in cryptocurrency via BeaverTail, InvisibleFerret and other malware.
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$245 million in stolen crypto funded racketeering crew’s lavish lifestyle
Malone Lam pleaded guilty in D.C. federal court to a racketeering conspiracy that stole and laundered over $245 million in cryptocurrency via social engineering.
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Hackers Abuse Google Sheets to Hijack Crypto Wallet Addresses in ClickFix Attacks
Cisco Talos details a crypto-theft ClickFix campaign abusing Google Sheets to swap wallet addresses, with about $10,000 in observed Bitcoin losses.
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Hackers Abuse Google Sheets as C2 in ClickFix Attacks to Steal Cryptocurrency
Cisco Talos tracks a ClickFix crypto-theft campaign using Google Sheets as C2 to swap deposit addresses in Chrome.
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Hackers Drain $320 Million From Liquid Network, Then Return Most of It
Hackers exploited an Elements bug to drain about 4,000 BTC (~$320M) from Liquid Network's federation wallet, then returned 3,400 BTC after Blockstream patched.
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Liquid Hackers Return 3,400 Bitcoin Taken via Elements Bug, Still Holding $47M in BTC
Hackers exploited an Elements bug to take ~4,000 BTC from Liquid Network, returned 3,400 BTC (~$265M), and still hold ~598.5 BTC (~$47M).
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Party’s Over for Crypto Scammers Who Went on a Spending Spree After a $240 Million Bitcoin Theft
Malone Lam's plea hearing approaches in the $240 million bitcoin social engineering theft; the case highlights surging crypto fraud and limited enforcement.
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Party’s over for scammers who went on spending spree after $240M bitcoin theft
AP report on scammers' spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin social engineering theft, as ringleader Malone Lam nears a plea agreement.
Hackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they’re the good guys
Hackers withdrew roughly 4,000 BTC (about $320M) from the Liquid Network federation wallet backing the Blockstream-developed Bitcoin sidechain, claiming benign intent.
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Hackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they're the good guys
Attackers withdrew about 4,000 BTC (~$320M) from Liquid Network's federation wallet via a SideSwap peg-out, claiming whitehat status.
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Hackers have withdrawn ~4k BTC (~$320M) from the Liquid Federation wallet
Hackers reportedly withdrew about 4,000 BTC (~$320 million) from the Liquid Federation wallet, according to a widely shared report on X.
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Global sinkhole operation ends Sality botnet’s 23-year run
Law enforcement, CrowdStrike, and Shadowserver sinkholed the 23-year-old Sality P2P botnet, cutting 15,000+ infected machines from its operator.
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