A security incident at Binance may have been related to the hacking of a software engineer's laptop, the company said in a statement. Previously, the attacker gained access to the service container and initiated unauthorized transactions to withdraw funds. At the same time, experts found no signs of leakage of private keys of cryptocurrency wallets. The initial damage is estimated at 6.3 billion dollars. Together with its partners, the exchange managed to freeze about 3 billion dollars of the affected assets. On October 30, it became known about the withdrawal of money from Binance wallets amid reports of a possible hacking of the crypto exchange. Company founder Changfeng Zhao confirmed the hack. After that, the company temporarily suspended all deposit and withdrawal operations. REN TV is waiting for you in Max.

A security incident at Binance may have been related to the hacking of a software engineer's laptop, the company said in a statement. Previously, the attacker gained access to the service container and initiated unauthorized transactions to withdraw funds. At the same time, experts found no signs of leakage of private keys of cryptocurrency wallets. The initial damage is estimated at 6.3 billion dollars. Together with its partners, the exchange managed to freeze about 3 billion dollars of the affected assets. On October 30, it became known about the withdrawal of money from Binance wallets amid reports of a possible hacking of the crypto exchange. Company founder Changfeng Zhao confirmed the hack. After that, the company temporarily suspended all deposit and withdrawal operations. REN TV is waiting for you in Max.