The FBI attributed the roughly $6.3 billion Binance theft of about 29 October 2026 to North Korea's TraderTraitor (Lazarus Group, Jade Sleet, APT38). Binance traced the breach to a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop that gave access to a service container used to submit unauthorized withdrawals across ten blockchains. The FBI published 628 laundering addresses and linked the group to earlier thefts at Bybit, DMM Bitcoin, Bitget and Drift.
EthereumBitcoinSolana+3
TraderTraitorLazarus GroupDPRK+14
Threat Intel, Blockchainยท Published and added 1 Nov 2026
The Block reports that North Korean hackers (TraderTraitor) laundered about $242 million of funds stolen from Binance through Tron in two days, according to analyst SomaXBT. Relay, THORChain, Chainflip and Symbiosis moved about $140 million off Tron. Elliptic counts $2.85 billion frozen or seized, 44% of $6.43 billion stolen, and $3.25 billion in assets no issuer can freeze. The FBI urged THORChain and others to block listed addresses.
TronTHORChain
TraderTraitorDPRKBinance+6
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 1 Nov 2026
Report on the $6.3 billion Binance hack of October 2026, which the FBI attributed to North Korea's TraderTraitor unit. Co-CEO Richard Teng said attackers used EIP-7702 to gain execution approval over a hot wallet, after a compromised laptop and further breach points, and used self-destructing malware. Binance replaced 90% of the assets, and the FBI expects further laundering through Ethereum. No IOCs or mitigations are given.
Ethereum
TraderTraitorBinanceFBI+5
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Added 1 Nov 2026, published 31 Oct 2026
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.
TraderTraitorDPRKFBI+1
Threat Intel, Blockchainยท Published and added 31 Oct 2026
Decrypt's explainer on the roughly $6.4 billion theft from Binance hot wallets across about 10 blockchains. Binance traced it to a compromised DevOps engineer laptop plus further breach points, and on Ethereum the attacker used 50 pre-signed EIP-7702 authorizations to turn a hot wallet into a sweeper. Chainalysis and TRM Labs attribute it to TraderTraitor; Tether and Circle froze about $2.3 billion.
EthereumBitcoinTether+3
TraderTraitorBinanceChainalysis+10
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 31 Oct 2026
Chainalysis disclosed on 30 October 2026 that an attacker using "offensive agentic techniques" accessed customer names, emails, user IDs and role labels, but no investigation content, passwords or session tokens. The report also covers the Binance hack (about $6.3-6.4 billion, attributed to North Korea), where funds loop through addresses and JustLend lending on Tron is used to dodge stablecoin freezes. About $2.8 billion is frozen.
TronJustLend
ChainalysisBinanceDPRK
Threat Intel, Blockchain, AI Securityยท Published and added 31 Oct 2026
StepSecurity's analysis of Binance's 29 October 2026 incident, which Binance puts at about $6.3 billion in affected assets. It covers Binance's disclosure of a possible DevOps laptop compromise, and TRM Labs and Elliptic findings on 50 EIP-7702 authorizations and a persistent delegation. It links this to the Nx, OVHcloud CLI and Claude Code extension compromises, gives an investigation checklist, then describes StepSecurity products.
EthereumnpmVS Code+3
BinanceTRM LabsElliptic+5
Blockchain, Supply Chainยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
The Block reports on the Binance hack of 30 October 2026, in which investigators estimate more than $6 billion was stolen from hot wallets and attribute the theft to North Korean groups. Binance says it holds about $5 billion of the affected assets and is buying $1.3 billion more to cover losses. The piece covers an EIP-7702 sweeper, laundering through Aave and DEXs, and analyst comments. The available text does not detail the intrusion path.
Aave
BinanceDPRKEIP-7702+1
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
The Block reports that Binance lost about $6.3 billion in a hack on 29 October 2026. Co-CEO Richard Teng said a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop gave access to a service container used to submit unauthorized withdrawals, and TRM Labs attributed the theft to North Korea's TraderTraitor. The rest covers reactions: President Trump said on 30 October he was looking into it, CFTC Chair Michael Selig and The Digital Chamber urged federal exchange rules, and senators disputed whether the Clarity Act would have allowed freezes.
BinanceTraderTraitorTRM Labs+5
Threat Intel, Blockchainยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Galaxy Research's weekly brief of 30 October 2026 opens with the Binance hack: about $6.3b drained across 10 blockchains, attributed by TRM Labs and Chainalysis to TraderTraitor (Lazarus-linked). The attacker used EIP-7702 with 50 pre-signed authorizations on Ethereum, and Binance's preliminary finding is a compromised DevOps laptop reaching a service container. Tether and Circle froze about $2.6b. The other sections cover Hyperliquid and prediction markets.
Galaxy Research newsletter on the roughly $6.3b drained from Binance across 10 blockchains, which TRM Labs and Chainalysis attribute to TraderTraitor. On Ethereum the attacker used EIP-7702 to turn a hot wallet into a sweeper contract backed by 50 pre-signed authorizations. Binance's preliminary finding is a compromised DevOps laptop, with no wallet key leak. Tether, Circle, Ripple and World Liberty froze about $2.7b; Galaxy also assesses Binance's ability to cover losses.
Bankless report on the Binance hack of $6.3 billion, which Binance's preliminary investigation traced to a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop with access to withdrawal-authorizing systems. TRM Labs found valid EIP-7702 authorizations on Ethereum, and nine other chains were drained through normally signed transactions. TRM and Chainalysis link it to North Korea's TraderTraitor. Tether and Circle froze about $3 billion, and Binance says SAFU and corporate cash will cover the losses.
EthereumBitcoinSolana+1
BinanceTraderTraitorDPRK+9
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Decrypt reports that Binance is working with the FBI and U.S. Secret Service after a theft of about $6.4 billion, which TRM Labs and Chainalysis attribute to North Korea's TraderTraitor group, also linked to the February 2025 Bybit hack. Circle froze about $823 million in USDC and Tether froze USDT, though the page gives differing Tether totals. Binance first suspected a compromised DevOps engineer laptop, found more breach points, and saw no evidence of leaked wallet private keys.
USDCTether
TraderTraitorBinanceBybit+10
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Decrypt reports on the October 2026 Binance hot-wallet hack, about $6.3 billion, which Binance CEO Richard Teng says the company will cover with over $6.34 billion of its own funds. Teng says the attacker used an EIP-7702 delegation that skipped Binance's approval controls, a self-destruct mechanism to wipe tooling, and more than one breach point beyond a compromised laptop. TRM Labs and Chainalysis attribute the theft to TraderTraitor, and the attacker is still moving funds on Tron.
EthereumTronAave+1
TraderTraitorEIP-7702Binance+5
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
The Defiant reports that Binance co-CEO Yi He's colleague Teng says the attacker in a breach Binance estimates at $6.3 billion used EIP-7702 to bypass wallet controls. Binance is rebuilding its withdrawal service, and attackers destroyed tools and traces during the intrusion. Only the teaser loaded, so the technical detail of the EIP-7702 abuse is not in the available text.
Ethereum
BinanceThe DefiantEIP-7702+1
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Protos analysis of how the Binance hack played out on Ethereum. The attacker deployed a sweeper contract and sent 50 EIP-7702 authorizations for the Binance 14 hot wallet, signed with its key and using varied nonces to match the wallet's changing count. Other wallets and EVM chains used plain transfers. Binance later removed the delegation, and about $2.4 billion in funds was frozen or blacklisted.
Binance hack analysis from 21shares on the 29 October 2026 theft of about $6.3 billion from Binance. Binance's initial finding points to a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop with no sign of a leaked wallet key. Chainalysis attributes it to North Korea with high confidence, and about $3 billion was frozen by Tether, Circle and the Arbitrum Security Council. The attacker also borrowed about $44.6 million of WETH on Aave. Binance says SAFU and company funds will cover all losses.
AaveTetherUSDC+2
BinanceLazarus GroupDPRK+7
Threat Intel, Blockchainยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
EIP-7702 ("Set Code for EOAs") is the Ethereum change, live since the Pectra upgrade on 7 May 2025, that lets ordinary wallets delegate to smart contract code. The guide covers set-code transactions, delegation indicators, batching, sponsorship and sweeper-contract scams. It then describes the 29 October 2026 Binance theft of about $6.4B, which TRM Labs and Chainalysis attributed to TraderTraitor, where 50 pre-signed authorizations turned a hot wallet into a sweeper.
EthereumTornado Cash
EIP-7702EIP-8141TraderTraitor+10
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
The Block reports that Binance says it has set aside $6.34 billion of its own funds to cover a hack it puts at about $6.3 billion. Co-CEO Richard Teng says the entry point was a compromised DevOps laptop and no private key leak was found. About $3 billion was frozen by Tether, Circle, Ripple and others, withdrawals are suspended, and TRM Labs sees parallels with North Korean attacks. Technical detail is thin.
BinanceTRM LabsTether+4
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Aikido Security's analysis of the roughly $6.3 billion Binance incident, which Binance says may have started with a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop. It sets out what is known (no private key leak, TraderTraitor attribution by TRM Labs and Chainalysis, additional breach points) and a plausible chain from laptop credentials to a withdrawal service. It compares the 2025 Bybit theft and lists mitigations.
npmVS CodeAWS+1
BinanceTraderTraitorLazarus Group+9
Blockchain, Threat Intel, Supply Chainยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
TRM Labs and Chainalysis attribute the October 2026 Binance theft, about $6.4 billion across 10 blockchains, to North Korea's TraderTraitor. On Ethereum the attacker used EIP-7702 delegation with 50 pre-signed authorizations to turn a hot wallet into a sweeper, pointing to compromised signing infrastructure. The attacker funded wallets via Tornado Cash, laundered through automation and Aave borrowing, and about $3 billion was frozen.
EthereumEIP-7702Tornado Cash+2
TraderTraitorDPRKBinance+9
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Report on the 29 October 2026 Binance theft, which TRM Labs valued at USD 6.36 billion across ten chains, mostly within 20 minutes. TRM attributes it with high confidence to North Korea's TraderTraitor. The attacker used pre-signed EIP-7702 delegations to turn a Binance Ethereum hot wallet into a sweeper. About USD 3 billion was frozen; TRM advises monitoring for unexpected delegations and separating signing infrastructure.
EthereumBitcoinTron+3
TraderTraitorEIP-7702Binance+11
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Chainalysis assesses the 29 October 2026 theft of about $6.4 billion from Binance hot wallets as the work of North Korean group TraderTraitor. Attribution rests on on-chain behavior, including real-time commingling with funds from the Bitget exploit, a Tornado Cash-funded operator wallet and signed authorizations that let a hot wallet run attacker code. About $2.8 billion was frozen. Laundering shows automation, with addresses receiving exactly 1 TRX before forwarding funds.
EthereumTornado CashTron+3
TraderTraitorDPRKBinance+3
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Binance estimated the October 2026 security incident at about $6.3 billion and said it found "additional points of breach" beyond the compromised DevOps engineer laptop it first named. The attacker reached a service container and submitted unauthorized withdrawals, with no wallet private key leak found. Arkham counted $6.01 billion taken from hot wallets on nine chains; Tether and Circle froze about $1.8 billion in stablecoins. About $3 billion is frozen onchain; withdrawals stay suspended.
TetherUSDCEthereum+2
BinanceArkhamRichard Teng+4
Threat Intel, Blockchainยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Binance linked the theft of about $6.3 billion in crypto to a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop, which let attackers reach a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawals. TRM Labs and Chainalysis attribute the 29 October 2026 attack to North Korea's TraderTraitor. About $2.7 billion was frozen, and the attackers hold about $2.4 billion. Binance has found no evidence of a leaked wallet private key.
BinanceTetherCircle+3
TraderTraitorLazarus GroupAPT38+5
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
The Binance hack of 29 October 2026 drained about $6.36 billion across ten blockchains in roughly 20 minutes, according to TRM Labs. TRM attributes it with high confidence to North Korea's TraderTraitor, citing a mixer-funded operator wallet, pre-signed transactions and overlap with the Bybit and KelpDAO hacks. Binance's early findings point to a compromised DevOps engineer laptop. Stablecoin issuers froze about $2.7 billion.
EthereumTornado CashTether+2
TraderTraitorLazarus GroupDPRK+11
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Binance disclosed a suspected security incident on 29 October 2026, estimating $6.3 billion affected and about $3 billion frozen. Binance's early finding is that a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop let an attacker reach a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawals, with no evidence of wallet private-key leakage. TRM Labs suspects TraderTraitor, the group tied to the February 2025 Bybit theft. Tether, Circle and Ripple froze funds.
TetherUSDC
BinanceTraderTraitorLazarus Group+7
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 30 Oct 2026
Decrypt reports on wallets linked to the suspected Binance hack (at least $5.5 billion drained, 29 October 2026) that swap freezable stablecoins for ETH via Uniswap and borrow 19,762 ETH on Aave. About 253,000 ETH (roughly $570 million) sits idle in two wallets. Tether, Circle and Ripple froze over $2 billion plus about $200 million RLUSD, and Aave and Kamino paused markets. Tornado Cash appears only as funding for the attack address.
EthereumUniswapAave+3
Binance hackYi HeBybit+7
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 29 Oct 2026
Binance is investigating a possible breach involving up to $5.8 billion in assets, which would exceed the $1.5 billion Bybit theft of February 2025. Tether froze over $1.567 billion in USDT and Circle over $800 million in USDC. Arkham tracks 55 addresses labelled "binance-hacker-1029" holding about $5.78 billion, but that is wallet holdings, not a confirmed theft amount. The cause is not yet known.
BinanceEthereumTether+2
BybitChangpeng ZhaoCircle+5
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Added 30 Oct 2026, published 29 Oct 2026
Decrypt reports that at least $5.57 billion left Binance-linked hot wallets on Ethereum, Bitcoin and Tron on 29 October 2026, which would be the largest crypto hack on record. On-chain analysts point to an EIP-7702 delegation, installed from a Tornado Cash-funded address minutes before the first sweep. Tether and Circle froze about $1.8 billion. Binance has not confirmed the hack, and how the attacker obtained the signature is unknown.
EthereumBitcoinTron+2
BinanceEIP-7702Circle+4
Blockchain, Threat Intelยท Published and added 29 Oct 2026