North Korea Blamed for Record $6.3 Billion Binance Hack

North Korea Blamed for Record $6.3 Billion Binance Hack

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says North Korea's state-sponsored TraderTraitor unit was responsible for stealing about $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance in what is widely described as a record cyber heist. Binance froze about $3 billion in affected assets, set aside $6.34 billion for confirmed losses, and said customers would be reimbursed while investigators traced the stolen funds.

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