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Most of the funds in the hack of the Binance crypto exchange worth 6.3 billion dollars were withdrawn in just 20 minutes, RBC writes, citing data from the F6 company. According to preliminary information, the attackers gained access to a work laptop of a DevOps engineer, penetrated the service container and initiated transactions without retrieving private keys. The attack hit wallets on ten blockchains, giving the hackers valid signatures in about half an hour. Experts note a sharp acceleration in cyber-attacks in the industry: while in the past illegal withdrawal of assets could take weeks, now critical damage is done in hours.

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Most of the funds in the hack of the Binance crypto exchange worth 6.3 billion dollars were withdrawn in just 20 minutes, RBC writes, citing data from the F6 company. According to preliminary information, the attackers gained access to a work laptop of a DevOps engineer, penetrated the service container and initiated transactions without retrieving private keys. The attack hit wallets on ten blockchains, giving the hackers valid signatures in about half an hour. Experts note a sharp acceleration in cyber-attacks in the industry: while in the past illegal withdrawal of assets could take weeks, now critical damage is done in hours.

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