Cyber attacks

Hackers steal US$6.3 billion in crypto from Binance in the sector’s biggest-ever heist

Mercopress30 October 2026, 18:18 UTCNorth Korea

Hackers stole about US$6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, in the biggest theft in the sector’s history, which the US Secret Service is investigating with other agencies. Blockchain analytics firms point to a hacking group linked to North Korea, though there has been no official attribution.

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Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance - The Seattle TimesCyber attacksNorth Korea30 October 2026, 13:16 UTC
North Korean hackers steal $6.3B from Binance in ‘largest bank heist in human history’ - New York PostCyber attacksNorth Korea30 October 2026, 12:28 UTC
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