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Binance reports record $6.3 billion crypto theft, possibly via compromised DevOps engineer laptop

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What happened

Binance said an initial investigation points to a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop that gave an attacker access to a service container, from which unauthorised withdrawals were submitted. The company found no evidence of a wallet private key leak, and co-CEO Richard Teng said the attack was more complex than one engineer's permissions. TRM Labs and Chainalysis link the theft to TraderTraitor, while Elliptic says about $3.3 billion was moved into assets that cannot be frozen.

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What to do

  1. If you have an account with the company, change that password, and anywhere you used the same one.
  2. Turn on two-step sign-in where you can.
  3. Expect scam emails and texts that mention the breach: contact the company yourself, not through links.

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Full story timeline · 3 updates

  1. Fri 30 OctoberBinance hit by $6.3 billion theft in what could be the biggest crypto heist on recordHelp Net Security
  2. Binance hit by largest-ever crypto theft, with $6.3 billion stolenMalwarebytes Labs
  3. Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record crypto heistArs Technica (Security)

Who reported · 3 outlets

Help Net SecurityMalwarebytes LabsArs Technica (Security)

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