Crypto security
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FBI and TRM link North Korea's TraderTraitor group to billion-dollar Binance crypto theft
The FBI and TRM attribute the 29 October attack on Binance to North Korea's TraderTraitor group, with TRM reporting high confidence based on on-chain and off-chain intelligence. TRM says the attacker prepared for about 36 hours, testing code on wallets before installing it on a Binance hot wallet, and that funds moved to addresses controlled by a single attacker across many blockchains. Binance says it will cover losses but has not yet released further details.
FBI links North Korea to $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist
The FBI attributes the $6.3 billion theft from Binance on October 29th to North Korean actors, which it tracks as TraderTraitor. Agency-linked actors were observed converting the stolen tokens to Ethereum and preparing further laundering, but the FBI has offered few other details or evidence.