The biggest hack in history: Hackers withdrew $6.3 billion from Binance Cryptocurrency exchange Binance suffered a large-scale cyber attack. Cybercriminals gained access to the site's systems and attempted to withdraw approximately $6.3 billion. The management of the trading platform has frozen deposits and withdrawals, saying that users' assets are safe. The company compensates for all losses incurred from its reserves. According to preliminary data, the attackers compromised the work laptop of one of Binance's top engineers. After gaining access to the infrastructure, the hackers began withdrawing assets. News of the theft triggered a drop in rates in Asian trading. Bitcoin fell more than 3% to $76,368. Ethereum fell to a two-month low of $2,178, while the exchange's original token BNB lost 5% to $709.70. Shares of US crypto exchange Coinbase fell 4.8%, while shares of the largest institutional holder BTC Strategy fell nearly 6%.

The biggest hack in history: Hackers withdrew $6.3 billion from Binance Cryptocurrency exchange Binance suffered a large-scale cyber attack. Cybercriminals gained access to the site's systems and attempted to withdraw approximately $6.3 billion. The management of the trading platform has frozen deposits and withdrawals, saying that users' assets are safe. The company compensates for all losses incurred from its reserves. According to preliminary data, the attackers compromised the work laptop of one of Binance's top engineers. After gaining access to the infrastructure, the hackers began withdrawing assets. News of the theft triggered a drop in rates in Asian trading. Bitcoin fell more than 3% to $76,368. Ethereum fell to a two-month low of $2,178, while the exchange's original token BNB lost 5% to $709.70. Shares of US crypto exchange Coinbase fell 4.8%, while shares of the largest institutional holder BTC Strategy fell nearly 6%.