Crypto exchange Binance estimated the damage from the hacker attack on October 29 at $6.34 billion and pledged to compensate 90% of user losses at its expense, writes an expert magazine. Preparations for the breach began in June 2026: the attackers invited a company engineer to a false interview and convinced him to download malicious code under the guise of a test mission. Earlier, the FBI blamed hackers from North Korea for organizing the attack.

Crypto exchange Binance estimated the damage from the hacker attack on October 29 at $6.34 billion and pledged to compensate 90% of user losses at its expense, writes an expert magazine. Preparations for the breach began in June 2026: the attackers invited a company engineer to a false interview and convinced him to download malicious code under the guise of a test mission. Earlier, the FBI blamed hackers from North Korea for organizing the attack.