FBI attributes over $6 billion Binance crypto theft to North Korea's TraderTraitor
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What happened
The FBI, with the US Secret Service and IRS-CI, attributes the theft of more than $6 billion from Binance on or about 29 October 2026 to North Korean group TraderTraitor. Attackers reached a service container through an engineer's laptop and sent unauthorised withdrawal requests, and Binance reports no private keys were stolen. Freezes by issuers and others covered only part of the funds, and the attacker still holds over 420,000 ETH and 18,270 BTC.
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What to do
- Operators of crypto exchanges, DeFi platforms, RPC nodes and similar services should check their blocklists against the FBI's published list of TraderTraitor addresses.
- Block transactions derived from those addresses, not just direct transfers, as the FBI advises.
- Report any relevant information to a local FBI field office or the Internet Crime Complaint Center (ic3.gov).
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Full story timeline · 4 updates
- Sun 1 NovemberFBI Links North Korea's TraderTraitor to Record $6.43 Billion Binance Crypto HeistThe Hacker News
- FBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto TheftSecurity Affairs
- FBI links $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackersBleepingComputer
- Mon 2 NovemberFBI Attributes Binance Heist to North Korea’s TraderTraitorInfosecurity Magazine
Who reported · 4 outlets
The Hacker NewsSecurity AffairsBleepingComputerInfosecurity Magazine