Binance probes hacked DevOps laptop after $6.3B crypto theft
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Binance is investigating an estimated $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft and believes attackers may have used a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop to reach internal infrastructure and make unauthorised withdrawals. Nearly $3 billion has been frozen, and researchers have linked the incident to North Korean hackers. Binance has said it will cover all customer losses.
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