The FBI has officially stated that North Korea is behind the theft of $6 billion from Binance. According to the bureau, after the theft, hackers from the Traderbogged group began transferring assets mainly to the Ethereum cryptocurrency, and were then able to launder them through decentralized financial services and instant exchange platforms. The FBI, the US Secret Service and the US Internal Revenue Service called on cryptographic platforms and blockchain infrastructure operators to block transactions with addresses used by the group. According to Binance, hackers entered the system through the laptop of one of the employees. The exchange promised to cover the damage at its own expense and reported that it had returned about 90% of the stolen assets. Pravda Gershchenko / Send content / X / Bluesky / Telegram / Threads.

The FBI has officially stated that North Korea is behind the theft of $6 billion from Binance. According to the bureau, after the theft, hackers from the Traderbogged group began transferring assets mainly to the Ethereum cryptocurrency, and were then able to launder them through decentralized financial services and instant exchange platforms. The FBI, the US Secret Service and the US Internal Revenue Service called on cryptographic platforms and blockchain infrastructure operators to block transactions with addresses used by the group. According to Binance, hackers entered the system through the laptop of one of the employees. The exchange promised to cover the damage at its own expense and reported that it had returned about 90% of the stolen assets. Pravda Gershchenko / Send content / X / Bluesky / Telegram / Threads.