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FBI attributes $6.3 billion Binance theft to North Korean hackers

First reported by New York Times at · Updated · 17 sources

Cryptocurrency exchanges are tightening security after the largest crypto theft on record. The FBI asked the decentralized finance community to block Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana addresses linked to the attackers, according to CoinDesk. The outlet also reported that Chainalysis had identified thousands of addresses already used by the hackers.

  • Coinbase adjusted its cryptocurrency key storage systems, according to The Economic Times.

Covered by 17 publishers within 42 hours of the first report.

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New York Times How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down · David Yaffe-Bellany
Decrypt Binance Hack: Everything You Need to Know About the Biggest Crypto Heist in History · Decrypt Staff
Bloomberg FBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto Hack · Kevin Whitelaw
The Information FBI Says North Korea Behind $6.3 Billion Binance Hack · Laura Mandaro
CoinDesk FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi community to block BTC, ETH, SOL addresses · Nikhilesh De
New York Post FBI blames North Korea for stealing $6.3B from Binance in biggest crypto heist in history · Associated Press
Cyber Security News FBI Confirms North Korean Hackers Responsible for $6 Billion+ Binance Attack · Guru Baran
The Hacker News FBI Links North Korea's TraderTraitor to Record $6.43 Billion Binance Crypto Heist · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
Financial Times Binance users pull $5bn as crypto exchange restarts services after heist
The Next Web FBI says North Korea stole more than $6bn in the Binance hack · Ana Maria Constantin
The Verge North Korea linked to massive Binance crypto heist · Terrence O’Brien
Security Affairs FBI Blames North Korea for $6 Billion Binance Crypto Theft · Pierluigi Paganini
BleepingComputer FBI links $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackers · Lawrence Abrams
Semafor North Korea blamed for crypto heist · Brendan Ruberry
The Record FBI blames N. Korea’s TraderTraitor for Binance theft, urges crypto industry to block transactions
RuntimeWire Inside TraderTraitor, the North Korean operation behind Binance's $6 billion theft · Ryan Merket
SecurityWeek FBI Flags Over 600 Addresses Tied to North Korea’s Binance Heist · Eduard Kovacs

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