North Korean hackers stole over $6 billion from Binance - FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has blamed North Korean hackers for the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. The FBI disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, two days after the cyberattack disrupted operations on the cryptocurrency trading platform. According to the agency, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was responsible for stealing more than $6 billion in virtual assets from Binance on or around October 29, 2026. The FBI said it had identified the cyber operation as "TraderTraitor", a malicious hacking activity linked to North Korean actors. It added that investigations by the FBI, ...