Trump says the US is investigating whether North Korean hackers were behind the $6.3 billion Binance crypto attack.
The US president said Washington was investigating whether North Korean hackers were behind the record cryptocurrency theft, as Binance said about $3 billion of the stolen assets had been frozen
A cyberattack on Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, was likely carried out by North Korea, according to a blockchain intelligence firm.
The breach, executed across ten different blockchain networks, saw billions of dollars in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital tokens siphoned off in a matter of minutes
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has suspended all platform transactions while coordinating emergency asset freezes
World's biggest crypto exchange was hit by hackers, thought to be a notorious North Korean group, in the largest ever theft; Binance said $3bn of the affected assets had been frozen
President Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the $6.3 billion hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the largest such hack on record. "We don’t know," Trump said in the...
A North Korea-based cybercrime group appears to be behind a $6.3 billion hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to two blockchain intelligence firms. Both TRM Labs and Chainalysis...
Binance halted withdrawals after hackers stole $6.3 billion in a record crypto heist, with analysts suspecting North Korea. The exchange said it would cover losses as cryptocurrency prices fell.
Blockchain analysis firm TRM said that North Korean hackers were behind the $6.3 billion Binance crypto theft.
Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance has been targeted by a record-breaking $6.3 billion cyber heist, with blockchain intelligence firms linking the attack to North Korea. By Thursday night in...
A U.S.-based blockchain intelligence firm says a North Korean unit was likely behind the hack that impacted more than $6 billion US on Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange.
The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange reported Thursday that approximately $6.3 billion was impacted in an apparent hack.(Image credit: Matt Slocum)
More than $6 billion in crypto was stolen from Binance, setting off a race to recover the funds before North Korea-linked hackers can launder them into cash.
Blockchain analysis firm TRM Labs says North Korea's TraderTraitor hacking group carried out the $6.36 billion raid, moving funds across 10 blockchains in around 20 minutes
The cyber-attack, which the company describes as complex, is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.
Two blockchain analysis firms believe the group, called TraderTraitor, could be behind the attack. If confirmed, it would be one of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts ever recorded.
Confirming the incident, Binance said that it was working to resolve a "complex attack".
The market impact of the possible hacking, which could be the largest-ever crypto heist according to analytics firm Chainalysis, was felt immediately in early Asian trading on Friday
Binance is investigating a suspected $6.3-billion security breach, saying a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop may have enabled unauthorised withdrawals.
Billions in crypto assets have been frozen following a potential Binance security breach, raising questions about whether the funds can be recovered.
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