Binance Suspends Deposits, Withdrawals After $6.3 Billion Hack Shakes Industry

First reported by CoinDesk at · Updated · 26 sources

Crypto exchange Binance has suffered a $6.3 billion hack, the largest to hit the digital-asset industry and the latest in a slew of security incidents afflicting the financial sector.

Covered by 26 publishers within 22 hours of the first report.

Summary from Bloomberg.

Reporting26

CoinDesk Live updates: Binance says exploit is likely due to 'compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop' · Shaurya Malwa
Bloomberg Binance Suspends Deposits, Withdrawals After $6.3 Billion Hack Shakes Industry · Muyao Shen and Vildana Hajric
The Block Binance investigating hack as suspicious outflows reach up to $5.8 billion · Jason Shubnell and Yogita Khatri
Gizmodo Binance Confirms at Least $6.3 Billion ‘Impact’ From Crypto Hack, Already the Largest in History · Matt Novak
The Information Binance Investigates Potential Hack After $2 Billion-Plus in Tokens Left Exchange Wallets · Yueqi Yang
TechCrunch Binance pauses withdrawals as hackers suspected of stealing billions in crypto · Zack Whittaker
PCMag Binance Confirms Hack: $6.3 Billion Affected
BleepingComputer Binance probes potential $5.8 billion crypto-theft hack · Lawrence Abrams
Security Affairs Binance Investigates Suspicious Crypto Transfers Worth Up to $5.8 Billion · Pierluigi Paganini
Decrypt Binance Hacker Hunts for Exit Ramps as DeFi Exchanges Pause Markets · Jose Antonio Lanz
Android Headlines Binance Pauses Withdrawals Following Suspected 5.5 Billion Dollar Crypto Hack · Jean Leon
New York Post Binance founder says crypto exchange may have been hacked — leading to firms freezing over $2B · Reuters
BBC Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history
RuntimeWire Binance says it will cover all losses and suspends withdrawals after suspected hack · Emerson Redding
Business Insider Binance and Polymarket are investigating potential hacks. The former says $6.3 billion is affected. · Katherine Li,Kelsey Vlamis,Shubhangi Goel
Cyber Security News World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Binance Hacked, Over $5.7 Billion Reportedly Stolen · Guru Baran
The Hill Potential Binance 'hack' forces crypto firms to freeze $3 billion · Julia Shapero
New York Times Binance Grapples With ‘Security Incident’ That May Cause $6.3 Billion in Losses · David Yaffe-Bellany
The Hacker News Binance Suffers Security Breach Affecting $6.3 Billion in Assets, Nearly $3 Billion Frozen · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
The Economic Times Blockchain analysis firm TRM says North Korea behind Binance crypto theft
Fortune The $6.3 billion Binance hack: What we know so far about the biggest crypto heist in history · Jeff John Roberts
CTech A hacked laptop may have opened the door to Binance’s $6.3 billion breach
SecurityWeek $6 Billion Binance Hack Bears Hallmarks of North Korea’s TraderTraitor · Eduard Kovacs
The Guardian North Korean group blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack in biggest ever crypto heist · Dan Milmo and agencies
Engadget Binance hacked for an estimated $6.3 billion in record crypto theft · staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent)
The Next Web Binance says its $6.3bn hack involved more than a compromised laptop · Ana Maria Constantin

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