FBI Attributes Binance Cryptocurrency Theft to North Korea
Technology · First reported 31 Oct, 21:59 · Updated 22:19
The FBI said North Korea was responsible for stealing more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency in an attack on Binance. Another report put the amount at $6.3 billion.
- The FBI attributed the theft from Binance to North Korea.
- One report described the stolen cryptocurrency as worth more than $6 billion; another gave a figure of $6.3 billion.
- The available reports do not provide further details about the attack or the FBI’s evidence.
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- Attribution
- The FBI said North Korea was responsible.
- Target
- Binance.
- Amount reported
- More than $6 billion; one headline specifies $6.3 billion.
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- An earlier Lux story reported Binance’s claim that about 90% of stolen cryptocurrency assets had been replenished; it did not specify which exchange or hack. [74e38c60-4aaf-4f34-ae9e-313835749f42]
- An earlier Lux story said investigators suspected a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group in a crypto heist, but did not identify the attack in its summary. [6ab0a138-89be-486a-a02e-74bc796a4a3d]
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- FBI Says North Korea Behind $6.3 Billion Binance Hack31 Oct, 23:17
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