Crypto Hacks and Security, Page 4 of 25

Aufgeklappter Laptop auf einem leeren Schreibtisch in einem dunklen Büro bei Nacht, der Bildschirm leuchtet als kalte blaue Fläche

Binance puts the hack at $6.3 billion: what you can do now

Binance names a cause itself for the first time: a compromised laptop belonging to a DevOps engineer is said to have opened access to a service container, while private wallet keys are said not to have leaked. The exchange estimates the total damage at around $6.3 billion, with about $3 billion considered frozen.

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Binance SAFU fund: full reimbursement pledged for $6.3 billion

Binance puts the damage from the attack of October 29, 2026 at around $6.3 billion and intends to carry all losses, from the SAFU fund and from company funds. The fund holds 15,000 bitcoin, which at the current price comes to barely a fifth of the damage.

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Illustration: hooded hacker seen from behind in front of red-lit monitors, the North Korean flag on the main screen and a golden BNB coin in the foreground

North Korea Behind the Binance Hack? Everything We Know About the $6.3 Billion Theft

TRM Labs and Chainalysis see North Korea's TraderTraitor group behind the Binance hack. Everything in one place: how it happened, losses by blockchain, $2.7 billion frozen, withdrawals within 48 hours and what it means for Bitcoin and BNB.

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How Much Would It Take to Bankrupt Binance? The $6 Billion Hack Explained

Binance lost $6.3 billion in the biggest crypto hack ever. How much would it take to bankrupt the exchange, and what does it mean for the crypto market?

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Binance Hack On-Chain Analysis: 50 Signatures, 197,460 ETH and $2.83 Billion Frozen

What really happened in the Binance hack? We analyzed the blockchain ourselves: 50 signatures in one transaction, $2.83 billion frozen, 197,460 ETH with the attacker and an Aave trick. Plus the key voices from X and our conclusion.

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Governance Attack on Hifi Finance: How to Check Your DeFi Collateral

On 28 October, a single address took control of the Hifi Finance vote with four votes, minted 25 million tokens and drained collateral worth around 1 million dollars. It is the third governance attack within six days.

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USDT Frozen: We Counted What Tether and Circle Really Blocked in the Binance Hack

Tether and Circle report freezes worth about $2.4 billion. We queried the contracts ourselves: 1.18 billion USDT and 823 million USDC are frozen on the attacker address. About 700 million USDT were already gone. How stablecoin freezes work and whether Tether can freeze your USDT too.

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Binance Withdrawals After the Hack: Solana and XRP Paused, Bitcoin and Ethereum Open

Binance has confirmed the hack: co-founder Yi He says the exchange will cover all losses, and deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended. What it means for users, which networks were already paused and what to watch out for now.

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Biggest Crypto Hack Ever? Binance Joins the List of Exchange Hacks

At about $2.8 billion the suspected Binance hack would be the largest theft a crypto exchange has ever suffered. The biggest crypto hacks at a glance, why exchanges are hit more often, what Tornado Cash has to do with it and what past cases meant for prices.

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Crypto Crash After Binance Hack: $628 Million Liquidated in One Hour

At 20:24 UTC a Binance hot wallet was drained of about $2.8 billion. Within an hour Bitcoin fell below $79,000 and BNB lost 6.3%. Here is the minute-by-minute timeline, the prices of all major coins and what could come next as Asia wakes up.

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