Hackers working for the North Korean regime have been blamed for a record cryptocurrency heist following a cyberattack at crypto exchange Binance. The hackers stole at least $6.3 billion in crypto from the company’s wallets, though about half of that amount was frozen as the stolen crypto traveled across various blockchains, according to security researchers.
The breach is by far the largest known theft of crypto in history, though the incident has not been confirmed yet to be resolved, and the amount of crypto stolen may change.
In a post on X, Binance said its initial investigation showed that the hackers broke into the company’s network after targeting a “compromised” Binance engineer’s laptop, which “allowed an attacker to gain access to a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions.”
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Source: TechCrunch News
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