Compromised laptop may be to blame for record $6.3 billion cryptocurrency heist
A DevOps engineer's compromised laptop may have been the first domino to fall in this record-breaking heist.
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A DevOps engineer's compromised laptop may have been the first domino to fall in this record-breaking heist.
Hackers stole over to $6 billion in cryptocurrency on Thursday from crypto exchange Binance, shattering the record for the largest such heist as multiple investigators pointed the finger at…
Cryptocurrency platform Binance said on Thursday it had fallen victim to a major hack that hit around $6.3 billion (€5.5bn) in funds, with about half that amount frozen to prevent a massive…
The company promised to cover all losses but has suspended withdrawals.
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs says several elements of the hack resemble previous North Korean-linked incidents, including last year's $1.5bn Bybit heist.
Hackers stole over $6 billion in cryptocurrency on Thursday, shattering the record for the largest such heist as multiple investigators pointed the finger at North Korea.
The firm said transactions are suspended while it conducts security checks and will "cover all losses".
Some estimates say hackers stole billions in crypto from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, during a cyberattack on Thursday.
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