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Binance Hack: Everything You Need to Know About the Biggest Crypto Heist in History

Decrypt31 October 2026, 15:01 UTCNorth Korea

Attackers tied to North Korea drained roughly $6.4 billion from the world’s largest crypto exchange. Here’s what we know about how it happened, who’s behind it, and what comes next.

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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
Maxi-attacco hacker a Binance in soli 20 minuti, 'é il furto del secolo'Cyber attacksNorth Korea30 October 2026, 11:51 UTC

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El FBI acusa a Corea del Norte del ciberataque a Binance por 6.300 millones de dólaresInfobae Americas31 October 2026, 22:32 UTCNorth KoreaCyber attacks
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