Is Binance Being Hacked? $2 Billion Outflow Puts Customer Funds in Question
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BeInCryptofirst seen
Is Binance Being Hacked? $2 Billion Outflow Puts Customer Funds in Question
More than $2 billion in Ethereum (ETH) and tokens left Binance hot wallets on Thursday for an address created hours earlier and funded through Tornado Cash, Etherscan data shows. Binance has not said whether customer deposits are at risk. The money in those wallets belongs to Binance users, and a confirmed theft would dwarf the $387 million Bitget hack in…
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Crypto Briefing
Binance wallets see $2.5B outflow across five blockchains amid hack suspicions
The unverified claims highlight ongoing tensions between privacy tools and regulatory scrutiny, impacting trust in crypto exchanges. The post Binance wallets see $2.5B outflow across five blockchains amid hack suspicions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
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U.Today
Massive $5.9 Billion Binance Hack Hits XRP, BTC, ETH and Other Tokens
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potentially record-breaking security breach after blockchain analysts detected nearly $6 billion in suspicious outflows across multiple networks.
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Bitcoin News
Inside the $5.8B Binance Hack: What’s Confirmed and What Isn’t
A suspected security breach at Binance has grown into a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency emergency, with analysts tracking as much as $5.8 billion in potentially compromised assets across several blockchains. The exchange has suspended withdrawals while Tether, Circle, and other issuers have reportedly frozen more than $2 billion in tokens. Binance insists customer funds are safe, but […]
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TRM Labs
North Korea Steals USD 6.36 Billion From Binance in the Largest Hack in History | TRM Labs
On October 29, 2026, an attacker moved about $6.36 billion out of Binance wallets across ten blockchains, the largest crypto theft on record, and TRM attributes it to North Korea’s TraderTraitor, with evidence pointing to a compromise of Binance’s hot wallet signing infrastructure. About $2.7 billion has been frozen, but the attacker still holds roughly $2.4 billion, and TRM is…
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CoinDesk
Crypto's longtime foe, North Korea's Lazarus Group, likely behind Binance hack: blockchain sleuths
Security researchers suggested that the hermit kingdom's Lazarus Group was behind Thursday's nearly $6 billion hack of the world's largest crypto exchange.
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CryptoSlate
Binance hack began with a $296 million XRP drain after 36-hour preparation
The Binance attacker spent at least 36 hours preparing for the $6.36 billion crypto exchange hack that began with $296 million in XRP. According to an Oct. 29 investigation by TRM Labs, the attacker began preparing the operation on Oct. 28 before executing coordinated transfers across 10 blockchains the following evening. The blockchain intelligence firm…
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Cointelegraph
North Korea’s TraderTraitor linked to $6.3B Binance hack
TRM Labs says it has high confidence in the attribution, while ZachXBT identified stolen funds from the Binance and Bitget hacks converging at the same address.
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crypto.news
BREAKING: Lazarus Group suspected in $6.3 billion Binance hack
Investigators suspect North Korea's Lazarus Group in the $6.3 billion Binance hack as Blockaid traces the wallet breach and issuers freeze stolen assets.
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Bitcoin News
Binance Hack Pinned on North Korea’s Lazarus Group by TRM Labs and ZachXBT
Several blockchain investigators say North Korea’s Tradertraitor (a sub-unit of the larger Lazarus/DPRK ecosystem) likely carried out the roughly $6.3 billion Binance hack, the largest crypto theft on record to date. Investigators Point to Pyongyang The hunt for the Binance attacker has a prime suspect now, with blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs attributing the attack […]
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Bloomberg Crypto
Record Binance Hack Shows No Crypto Firm Is Too Big to Breach
A security breach at Binance involving up to $6.3 billion is the biggest crypto hack on record, raising fresh questions about the industry’s ability to protect digital assets as it seeks to woo traditional finance.
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Cointelegraph
Live updates: Binance $6.3B hack linked to North Korea’s TraderTraitor
Follow live updates as Binance says $6.3 billion in assets have been stolen in a major hack. Around $3 billion in stolen funds have been frozen.
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CoinDesk
Live updates: Binance finds more breaches in $6.3 billion hack; AI spending fears hit tech
A $6.3 billion Binance hack adds to crypto jitters, while weak earnings outlooks and mounting concerns over AI spending push QQQ down more than 2%.
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CryptoPotato
Pi Network’s PI Token Defies Market Crash Triggered by Binance Hack
The broader crypto market was hit earlier today by the shocking and daring hack against the largest cryptocurrency exchange by market cap, in which bad actors, believed to be linked to the North Korean state, siphoned over $6 billion from the platform. Such major news typically sends shockwaves across the entire market, which was indeed the case. For some reason,…