The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that North Korea orchestrated a significant cyber heist, resulting in the theft of $6.3 billion from Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally. This breach has been traced back to a hacker group linked to North Korea, known as TraderTraitor. The FBI has urgently urged the cryptocurrency sector to enhance measures against laundering the stolen digital assets.
In a statement issued on October 31, the FBI clarified that the cyber theft occurred on October 29, 2026, entailing more than $6 billion in stolen cryptocurrency attributed to North Korea.