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FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi community to block BTC, ETH, SOL addresses

CoinDeskNikhilesh De4h ago8/10

The FBI attributes the $6 billion Binance hack to North Korea and asks DeFi to block listed BTC, ETH and SOL addresses; Chainalysis says thousands of addresses are in use.

#Security#Regulation
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    'Elite North Korean hackers' blamed for $6.3B Binance hack

    theguardian.com2d ago8/10

    Attribution of the $6.3B Binance hack to North Korean TraderTraitor hackers, the largest theft story of the moment.

    Also covered by Galaxy Research, bbc.com
    #Security
  2. 2

    North Korea’s TraderTraitor linked to $6.3B Binance hack

    Cointelegraph2d ago8/10

    TRM Labs attributes the $6.3B Binance hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor, with ZachXBT tracing linked Binance and Bitget stolen funds to one address.

    Also covered by Decrypt, Chainalysis, Unchained, r/ethereum +8 more
    #Security
  3. 3

    Binance is investigating a major security incident that resulted in unauthorized withdrawals estimated to have a financial impact of about $6.3 billion, the cryptocurrency exchange said.

    r/CryptoCurrency2d ago8/10

    Binance reports a security incident with unauthorized withdrawals estimated at $6.3 billion.

    #Security#Markets
  4. 4

    18,270 BTC left a Binance hot wallet in one transaction, and no one can freeze it. Censorship resistance cuts both ways, and so does "not your keys"

    r/Bitcoin2d ago8/10

    On-chain tracing via TRM Labs shows 18,270 BTC left a Binance hot wallet in one transaction, and the BTC cannot be frozen, unlike stablecoins. A sharp look at censorship resistance.

    #Security#Bitcoin
FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi community to block BTC, ETH, SOL addresses · CryptoBloggers