Binance Says $6.3 Billion Security Incident May Be Due to Compromised DevOps Laptop, No Proof of Private Key Leak Binance said its initial investigation suggests the security incident involved a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop, which allowed an attacker to access a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions. The exchange said it found no evidence that private keys to the wallet were leaked. Binance estimates the total impact at around $6.3 billion, with around $3 billion in affected assets frozen on-chain. Deposits and withdrawals have been temporarily suspended, and the affected address's authorization has been revoked. Binance said it will cover all losses through its SAFU fund and company funds, with a detailed technical postmortem.

Binance Says $6.3 Billion Security Incident May Be Due to Compromised DevOps Laptop, No Proof of Private Key Leak Binance said its initial investigation suggests the security incident involved a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop, which allowed an attacker to access a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions. The exchange said it found no evidence that private keys to the wallet were leaked. Binance estimates the total impact at around $6.3 billion, with around $3 billion in affected assets frozen on-chain. Deposits and withdrawals have been temporarily suspended, and the affected address's authorization has been revoked. Binance said it will cover all losses through its SAFU fund and company funds, with a detailed technical postmortem.