Cyber attacks

Binance flags 'potential security issue,' says approximately $6.3 billion impacted

NPR News30 October 2026, 11:21 UTC

It wasn't immediately clear the extent of the damage hackers might have been able to cause, and Binance had not explicitly confirmed that funds had been pilfered. The company said its teams are "working around the clock" to resolve the issue.

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