TRM Labs Says North Korea's TraderTraitor Stole About $6.36 Billion From Binance Wallets
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A report says a North Korean hacking group called TraderTraitor stole about $6.36 billion in cryptocurrency from wallets belonging to Binance on 29 October 2026. The security firm TRM Labs, which published the findings, calls it the largest crypto theft on record. It says the amount is roughly four times the $1.5 billion Bybit theft of February 2025.
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