The attackers used offensive agentic techniques to access the company’s systems and internal tools.
Source: SecurityWeek · 2026-11-02
Tag: Cryptocurrency
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FBI pins $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist on North Korea while scammers circle anxious users
North Korea was behind the theft of more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the FBI has confirmed. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is releasing information advising the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion USD in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange Binance, on or about October 29, 2026,” the bureau said in an alert published on October 31. The FBI tied the … More
Source: Help Net Security · 2026-11-02
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FBI Flags Over 600 Addresses Tied to North Korea’s Binance Heist
The FBI has officially pinned the $6 billion Binance hack on North Korea’s TraderTraitor as the attackers launder the stolen crypto.
Source: SecurityWeek · 2026-11-02
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Trezor warns of suspected crypto-theft implant in hardware wallet
Hardware wallet device maker Trezor has received credible reports about a suspected hardware crypto-theft implant in a Trezor Safe 5 sold by its reseller CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia. […]
Source: BleepingComputer · 2026-10-30
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Binance links $6.3 billion crypto theft to compromised DevOps laptop
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, has linked the theft of about $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency to a DevOps engineer’s compromised laptop. […]
Source: BleepingComputer · 2026-10-30
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Binance hit by $6.3 billion theft in what could be the biggest crypto heist on record
About $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency was stolen from Binance in what might be the biggest crypto hack in history. “Binance’s initial investigation suggests that the security incident may involve a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop, which allowed an attacker to gain access to a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions,” the exchange said in a security update published early on October 30. The company found no evidence of a wallet private key leak and plans … More
Source: Help Net Security · 2026-10-30
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$6 Billion Binance Hack Bears Hallmarks of North Korea’s TraderTraitor
Blockchain analysts link the record crypto theft to North Korean hackers, as Binance probes a possibly compromised engineer laptop.
Source: SecurityWeek · 2026-10-30
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Binance Probes Suspected $5.8 Billion Crypto Hack, $3 Billion Frozen
Binance investigates a $5.8 billion crypto theft, with $3 billion in assets frozen. The exchange says user funds are safe as investigators trace funds.
Source: HackRead · 2026-10-30
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Polymarket halts trading after crypto-draining script breach, $2.5M traced
Prediction market platform Polymarket temporarily suspended trading on Thursday after hackers compromised a third-party service to distribute cryptocurrency-draining JavaScript, with approximately $2.5 million in assets traced to a suspected attacker wallet. […]
Source: BleepingComputer · 2026-10-29
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‘Bought-off, corrupt’: Argentine president attacks ICIJ member Hugo Alconada Mon
Argentine president Javier Milei escalated his rhetoric against journalists on Friday, singling out veteran investigative reporter and ICIJ member Hugo Alconada Mon along with four other reporters as “mercenaries of lies” and suggesting they should be “burned at the stake.”
Journalists associations in the country leapt to their colleagues’ defense, calling the remarks a “death threat” and asking the United Nations special rapporteur for freedom of expression to intervene. The remarks took place at a private, livestreamed event after a judge dropped a fraud investigation into Milei and his sister that was propelled by reporting into the so-called ‘$Libra scandal.’
In 2025, the president posted on the social media platform X about $Libra coin, a cryptocurrency available for trade in Argentina, saying it would help finance small businesses. The price skyrocketed and then fell sharply after the president deleted his post, causing significant losses to some investors.
Journalists, including Alconada Mon, subsequently reported ties between the creators of $Libra, Milei and his sister, Karina Milei, dating back to 2024, prompting investors to file a complaint accusing the president and his sister of fraud and influence peddling.
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Source: ICIJ · 2026-10-27