Blockchain intelligence firm TRM says North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking unit is responsible for the largest crypto theft on record Explainer: How big a deal is the $6.3bn crypto heist, who did it, and are investments safe? Tell us: have you been affected by the Binance hack? North Korean group blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack in biggest ever crypto heist Most major cryptocurrencies have fallen in value since news of the Binance theft broke, Coinmarketcap data shows . That includes: Bitcoin : -2.35% over the last 24 hours, to $77,940 Ethereum : -3.6%, to $2,227 BNB : -5.6%, to $706 Solana : -2.67%, to $97 Chainlink : -3.1%, to $11.02 Temporarily suspended withdrawals while we complete a security revamp of the withdrawal service and its related addresses Revoked the affected address authorizations Engaged law enforcement and blockchain intelligence partners to trace and recover funds Our t
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How big a deal is the $6.3bn crypto heist, who did it, and are investments safe?
The incident at Binance could be the biggest theft of any kind in history. We answer some key questions North Korean group blamed for $6.3bn crypto heist Tell us: have you been affected? The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has been hit by a $6.3bn heist that, according to experts, is likely to be the work of North Korea . This is not the first time a crypto market has been targeted by hackers, and the rogue state has a track record of this type of theft. Here we answer some key questions about what’s happened: Continue reading...
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