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FBI Blames North Korea for Binance Heist
Binance Sees $3.6B in Net Outflows as THORChain Faces FBI Blocking Request. The FBI has blamed North Korea’s TraderTraitor hackers to the $6 billion-plus Binance theft and asked crypto services to block hundreds of linked addresses – but the stolen funds are still moving, and customers have pulled billions from the exchange since withdrawals reopened.…
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FBI pins $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist on North Korea while scammers circle anxious users
North Korea was behind the theft of more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the FBI has confirmed. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is releasing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/02/fbi-north-korea-binance-hack/
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FBI Attributes Binance Heist to North Korea’s TraderTraitor
The FBI has blamed North Korean APT group TraderTraitor for the world’s biggest cyber heist First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-attributes-binance-north/
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FBI blames N. Korea’s TraderTraitor for Binance theft, urges crypto industry to block transactions
The FBI and U.S. Secret Service alleged this weekend that North Korean hackers were responsible for stealing more than $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency platform Binance last week. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fbi-blames-tradertraitor-for-binance-hack
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FBI blames N. Korea’s TraderTraitor for Binance theft, urges crypto industry to block transactions
The FBI and U.S. Secret Service alleged this weekend that North Korean hackers were responsible for stealing more than $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency platform Binance last week. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fbi-blames-tradertraitor-for-binance-hack
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FBI blames N. Korea’s TraderTraitor for Binance theft, urges crypto industry to block transactions
The FBI and U.S. Secret Service alleged this weekend that North Korean hackers were responsible for stealing more than $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency platform Binance last week. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fbi-blames-tradertraitor-for-binance-hack
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FBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto Theft
The FBI blames North Korea for stealing $6 billion from Binance and urges crypto firms to block transactions linked to the stolen funds. The FBI has named North Korea as the party behind the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets from the crypto exchange Binance, on or about October 29, 2026. The…
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Investors pull billions in funds from Binance after record $6.3bn hack
Cryptocurrency exchange has begun to allow withdrawals after theft believed to have come from North KoreaInvestors have pulled $3.6bn (£2.7bn) in funds from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance as it recovers from a record hack in which billions were stolen from customer accounts.The platform was hit by a $6.3bn theft on Thursday, which has since been…
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Investors take out $3.6bn from Binance after record hack that stole billions
Cryptocurrency exchange has begun to allow withdrawals after $6.3bn theft believed to have come from North KoreaInvestors have pulled $3.6bn (£2.7bn) in funds from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, as it recovers from a record hack in which billions were stolen from customer accounts.The platform was hit by a $6.3bn theft on Thursday, which has since…
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Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack
Cryptocurrency exchange says 90% of losses covered as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitorThe cryptocurrency exchange Binance has started to allow its customers to withdraw their funds from the platform, as it recovers from a record $6.3bn (£4.7bn) hack.The exchange was hit by the theft on Thursday, which has since been described as the…
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FBI Links 628 Crypto Wallet Addresses to North Korea’s Binance Hack
FBI links 628 crypto wallet addresses to North Korea’s TraderTraitor after the $6.3 billion Binance hack, asking services to block transfers involving stolen funds. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-crypto-wallet-addresses-north-korea-binance-hack/
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FBI Links North Korea’s TraderTraitor to Record $6.43 Billion Binance Crypto Heist
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially attributed the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets to TraderTraitor, a North Korea-aligned elite hacking group also tracked as Jade Sleet, Pressure Chollima, PUKCHONG, Slow Pisces, and UNC4899.The FBI, along with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation…
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$6.3 Billion Stolen from Binance in Attack Attributed to North Korea
Binance links a $6.3 billion crypto theft to a compromised DevOps laptop, with North Korean hackers blamed by blockchain analysts. Binance was investigating suspicious transfers that early estimates put at up to $5.8 billion. A day later, multiple media outlets reported that the largest cryptocurrency exchange had linked the theft of about $6.3 billion to…
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How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency incomeNorth Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is largely cut off from the world’s economic system but when it comes to generating foreign earnings it relies on some of the world’s most sophisticated hacking.Experts, such as TRM…
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How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency incomeNorth Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is largely cut off from the world’s economic system but when it comes to generating foreign earnings it relies on some of the world’s most sophisticated hacking.Experts, such as TRM…
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North Korean Hackers Steal $6.36 Billion From Binance in Largest Crypto Hack Ever
North Korea’s TraderTraitor group drained about $6.36 billion from Binance wallets across ten blockchains on October 29, 2026. TRM Labs, which published the findings, calls it the largest crypto theft on record. TRM Labs says the total is about four times the $1.5 billion Bybit heist of February 2025. North Korean hackers Binance theft According…
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North Korea-linked group steals $6.3B from Binance in largest-ever cryptocurrency hack
Blockchain analysis firms say they have worked with Binance to freeze roughly half of the stolen money, and the exchange said it would cover all losses. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/binance-hack-north-korea-cryptocurrency-theft/873304/
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North Korea Suspected in $6.3B Binance Hack
Cryptocurrency Platform Still Halting Withdrawals. Cryptocurrency platform Binance restored deposits Friday but is still preventing investors from withdrawing cryptocurrency after attackers siphoned $6.3 billion in digital currency, an amount that makes the incident the largest single theft of cryptocurrency to date. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/north-korea-suspected-in-63b-binance-hack-a-33259
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North Korean hackers blamed for stealing record $6.3B in Binance breach
Hackers working for North Korea are suspected of hacking a Binance employee’s laptop, which allowed the theft of billions in crypto. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/north-korean-hackers-blamed-for-stealing-record-6-3b-in-binance-breach/
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Binance Hit by $6.3 Billion Security Incident, South Korea Busts AI-Powered Hacking Ring and More
This weekly roundup covers a $6.3 billion security incident at Binance, the arrest of a South Korean hacking ring that used generative AI to breach about 90 companies, Columbia University’s $16.1 million settlement over its 2025 data breach, a 70-month prison sentence for a Ukrainian ransomware affiliate tied to Nefilim and Hive, and Discord’s decision…
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South Korea’s financial industry hit by fresh wave of cyberattacks
South Korea’s financial institutions have been hit by another wave of cyberattacks, highlighting the growing risk of AI-driven hacking in Asia. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/south-koreas-financial-industry-hit-by-fresh-wave-of-cyberattacks/
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Lazarus Abuses South Korean Security Software to Deploy Malware Using Post-Quantum Encryption
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, encryption, espionage, group, kaspersky, korea, lazarus, malware, north-korea, russia, softwareThe North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been attributed to a cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation FlashHole targeting at least three organizations in South Korea spanning the construction, software, and wire-communication equipment manufacturing sectors.According to Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky, the campaign has been active since at least July 2025. It’s assessed to pick up First seen…
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South Korea Police Dismantle AI-Driven Cybercrime Ring That Hit 90 Companies
Police in South Korea have broken up a cybercrime ring accused of using generative AI to hack about 90 domestic companies, steal roughly 8.2 million personal records, and demand money in exchange for silence. Investigators believe the group’s leader, who never studied IT, used AI to rapidly expand the range of targets. First seen on…
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PHP2Shell Exploitation Attempts Continue Amid Suspected N. Korea Global Scanning Activity
In an update, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it’s retracting its earlier assessment that the post-compromise activity targeting the European government agency involved the exploitation of the PHP2Shell flaws.”What researchers saw was an attack against a European government agency executed in the context of a vulnerable PHP application,” a spokesperson for the company told…
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North Korea Hit by Multiple Waves of DDoS Attacks, Knocking Over 40 Websites Offline
Multiple waves of DDoS attacks disrupted North Korea’s internet infrastructure this week, intermittently knocking over 40 official websites offline for about 32 hours. Network monitoring company Kentik linked the outages to synchronized surges of inbound traffic that began on October 20, 2026. Doug Madory, Kentik’s director of internet analysis, noted that aggregate traffic data showed…
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What We Missed: Feds Lasso Texas Laptop Farms
In this video, Dark Reading editors discuss some of the news they didn’t get a chance to cover, from busting up North Korea’s stateside infrastructure in Operation Lonestar Justice to Staples’ gift card bonanza. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/insider-threats/texas-laptop-farms-north-korean-it-workers
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North Korean Hackers Use Post-Quantum Encryption to Conceal Malware in New Cyberespionage Campaign
Tags: communications, cryptography, cyber, cyberespionage, encryption, finance, group, hacker, infection, korea, lazarus, malicious, malware, north-korea, phishing, software, spear-phishingNorth Korea-linked Lazarus Group used post-quantum cryptography in a cyberespionage campaign targeting South Korean organizations, concealing malware communications and payloads behind a multi-stage infection chain. Dubbed Operation FlashHole, the campaign combined spear-phishing, malicious websites, abuse of financial security software and modular malware that largely operated in memory. The campaign followed Operation SyncHole, a Lazarus operation…
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North Korean IT Workers Used Stolen US Identities to Earn $3 Million
The FBI raided 40 Texas homes over a North Korean scheme that used fake IT workers to target 70 US companies and generate $3 million. The Justice Department (DoJ) announced coordinated enforcement actions this week targeting North Korea’s long-running scheme to place fake IT workers inside American companies. Two US nationals were arrested, 14 people…
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U.S. Shuts Down Over 40 Laptop Farms, Charges 14 in North Korean IT Worker Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday charged 14 people and seized about 187 computers as part of its ongoing efforts to disrupt North Korea’s fraudulent remote IT worker (ITW) scheme.The indictment charges a mix of U.S. citizens and Chinese nationals for their roles in an IT worker conspiracy affecting more than 70 U.S.…
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Feds crack down on North Korean IT-worker schemes with new raids, charges and arrests
The latest operation targeted “laptop farms” across Texas that allegedly aided North Korea’s moneymaking schemes. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/north-korea-it-worker-raids-arrests-charges/832968/