Hackers broke into the Binance crypto exchange. The damage is estimated at $6.3 billion. According to preliminary data, criminals managed to compromise the personal laptop of one of the company's employees, which allowed them to gain access to the service container and initiate transactions to withdraw funds. The company emphasized that there are no signs of leakage of private keys from user wallets and there is no impact on their funds. Following information about the hack, the exchange canceled the confirmation of the affected address, suspended all withdrawals and deposits of funds, and froze some of the affected assets - more than 2.5 billion dollars. Law enforcement agencies and blockchain analytics experts were also involved to track and recover funds. The company stated that experts are "aware of the possible security problem" and are working around the clock to prevent the consequences of the incident. The world is burning, and we are in Zen.

Hackers broke into the Binance crypto exchange. The damage is estimated at $6.3 billion. According to preliminary data, criminals managed to compromise the personal laptop of one of the company's employees, which allowed them to gain access to the service container and initiate transactions to withdraw funds. The company emphasized that there are no signs of leakage of private keys from user wallets and there is no impact on their funds. Following information about the hack, the exchange canceled the confirmation of the affected address, suspended all withdrawals and deposits of funds, and froze some of the affected assets - more than 2.5 billion dollars. Law enforcement agencies and blockchain analytics experts were also involved to track and recover funds. The company stated that experts are "aware of the possible security problem" and are working around the clock to prevent the consequences of the incident. The world is burning, and we are in Zen.