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FBI blames North Korean TraderTraitor group for $6.3B Binance crypto theft
Binance attributed the $6.3 billion theft to a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop, which gave attackers access to a withdrawal service container and let them authorise unauthorised withdrawals. The FBI has attributed the attack to North Korea's TraderTraitor group, linked to Lazarus, and has published wallet addresses tied to the theft. Binance says it has replenished about 95 percent of the stolen assets, resumed withdrawals in phases, and recorded about $3.64 billion in net outflows.
FBI and Secret Service join response to Binance's $6.3B hack
US agencies, including the FBI and Secret Service, are investigating a theft of about $6.3 billion from Binance and helping trace the stolen assets. Binance says around $3 billion has been frozen. The article does not describe the attack method or affected systems.
FBI blames North Korea's TraderTraitor for $6.3 billion Binance theft
The FBI and US Secret Service allege that North Korean hackers, attributed to TraderTraitor, stole more than $6.3 billion from Binance last week. The agencies have urged the cryptocurrency industry to block transactions connected to the theft.