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North Korea Steals Record $6.3B From Binance

North Korean hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance on October 29, 2026, surpassing the previous $1.4 billion record. The group compromised a DevOps engineer's laptop and infected 30,000 devices across 100 countries, affecting over 7,000 wallets. Binance plans to resume withdrawals on November 1 between 06:00 and 09:00 UTC.

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What changedFBI confirms North Korean hackers stole $6.3 billion
Hackers Steal $6.3 Billion From Binance
CCNBC Tech·about 3 hours ago
What changedDecrypt reveals attackers used fake job interviews and AI tools
FBI Confirms North Korea Stole $6.3B From Binance
NNYT Technology·about 4 hours ago
North Korea Hacks Binance for $6.3 Billion
FFortune·about 4 hours ago
Binance Loses $6.3 Billion in Hack
GGuardian Technology·about 5 hours ago
Binance suffers $6.3bn crypto hack
GGuardian Technology·about 5 hours ago

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