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The FBI has officially accused North Korea of ​​stealing more than $6 billion from the Binance crypto exchange. This was written in the publication of the press service of the department. The bureau, in conjunction with the US Secret Service and the IRS's Criminal Investigation Division, determined that money would be laundered through exchanges using decentralized finance and instant cryptocurrency exchange services. The attackers convert the stolen assets mainly to the Ethereum cryptocurrency. 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 exchange temporarily suspended trading on the Alpha platform. According to estimates, the incident could have occurred due to the hacking of the laptop of one of the company's engineers. Before the FBI, US analysts blamed North Korean hackers for hacking the crypto exchange. According to them, most of the funds were transferred within about 20 minutes. More IZ RU news in max.

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The FBI has officially accused North Korea of ​​stealing more than $6 billion from the Binance crypto exchange. This was written in the publication of the press service of the department. The bureau, in conjunction with the US Secret Service and the IRS's Criminal Investigation Division, determined that money would be laundered through exchanges using decentralized finance and instant cryptocurrency exchange services. The attackers convert the stolen assets mainly to the Ethereum cryptocurrency. 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 exchange temporarily suspended trading on the Alpha platform. According to estimates, the incident could have occurred due to the hacking of the laptop of one of the company's engineers. Before the FBI, US analysts blamed North Korean hackers for hacking the crypto exchange. According to them, most of the funds were transferred within about 20 minutes. More IZ RU news in max.

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