Friday, 6 November, 2026
Record-Breaking Cyber Heist: North Korean Hackers Plunder $6.36 Billion from Binance
By TechShots Studio
North Korean state-sponsored unit TraderTraitor executed the largest crypto heist in history, draining $6.36 billion from Binance in just 20 minutes. The attack compromised hot-wallet signing infrastructure across ten blockchains, initiated after hackers tricked a Binance engineer via a fake job interview. While industry freezes locked ~$2.7 billion in stablecoins, billions remain unaccounted for as Binance replenished user funds.
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