FBI pins $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist on North Korea while scammers circle anxious users
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The FBI attributed a roughly $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance on October 29, 2026 to North Korea-linked group TraderTraitor; authorities and industry partners identified 628 related wallet addresses (608 ETH, 19 BTC, 1 SOL), froze nearly $3 billion, and urged providers to block linked transactions while Binance began phased withdrawal restorations and covered ~95% of the loss itself. The report details the suspected intrusion vector (compromised DevOps engineer laptop and service container access), cross-agency coordination, ongoing laundering risks via DeFi/instant swaps, and warnings about scammers exploiting the withdrawal pause.
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