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FBI Attributes $6 Billion-Plus Binance Hack to North Korea
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FBI Attributes $6 Billion-Plus Binance Hack to North Korea

The Defiant reports that the FBI attributed a Binance hack of more than $6 billion to North Korea and named TraderTraitor as the actor. The bureau also sought blocks on the laundering trail, and Binance kept 1 November as its target for restarting withdrawals. The article body did not load, so technical details of the intrusion are not available.

TL;DR FBI blames North Korea's TraderTraitor for a $6B-plus Binance hack and seeks to block laundering of the proceeds.

Organisations named here

  • Binance
  • FBI

Technologies named here

  • Binance

Threat actors named here

  • TraderTraitor
  • DPRK