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The FBI on Saturday blamed North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor for a $6.3 billion Binance theft, while the exchange said it had replaced 90% of stolen assets.

New York Times
North Korean Hackers Stole Billions, the F.B.I. Says. It’s Not Their First Heist.

This week’s $6. 3 billion hack of Binance is the largest to hit crypto, and would be the most that North Koreans have stolen in years of brazen cybercrime.

North Korean Hackers Stole Billions, the F.B.I. Says. It’s Not Their First Heist.
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Der Spiegel
Binance: FBI holds North Korea responsible for multi-billion-dollar heist at cryptocurrency exchange

The trail to Pyongyang was hot, and now the FBI has a firm conclusion. North Korea is behind the billion-dollar hack at the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, according to the FBI. The next question: how do the perpetrators launder their loot?

Binance: FBI holds North Korea responsible for multi-billion-dollar heist at cryptocurrency exchange
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New York Times
How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down

A war room. A global conference call. A founder who live-posted about the largest crypto heist in history. Inside a frantic 24 hours at the world’s biggest crypto exchange.

How Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Went Down
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The Guardian
Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack

Cryptocurrency exchange says withdrawals expected to resume on Sunday as FBI blames North Korean state-sponsored group TraderTraitor Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it has replaced 90% of the ⁠amount stolen after a record $6. 3bn hack of its platform by a group the FBI identified as being backed by North Korea. The remaining 10% of tokens are less liquid, meaning they ⁠may take ​longer to buy, the company said in a post on X on Saturday. Co-CEO Richard Teng said separately that the company was “committed to covering the ⁠remaining 10%” and that “users will not bear the financial impact of this incident”. Continue reading. . .

Binance says 90% of losses from $6.3bn hack covered as FBI says North Korea behind attack
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Der Spiegel
Binance Recovers 90 Percent of Loot After Cyberattack

After a spectacular cyberattack, Binance has recovered or secured assets worth billions. Obtaining the remaining tokens could take longer.

Binance Recovers 90 Percent of Loot After Cyberattack
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Le Monde
Binance cryptocurrency platform hack: the FBI accuses North Korea of the 'heist of the century'

The FBI said on Saturday that the North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor was behind the largest cryptocurrency theft ever recorded, with losses exceeding six billion dollars.

Binance cryptocurrency platform hack: the FBI accuses North Korea of the 'heist of the century'
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Binance-Hack: FBI: Nordkorea hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl

Experten sprechen vom größten Hackerangriff auf eine Börse für Digitalwährungen. Jetzt äußert sich die US-Bundespolizei zum Verdacht auf die Hinterleute.

Binance-Hack: FBI: Nordkorea hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl
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Der Standard
Binance replaces 90 percent of stolen assets after hack

Hackers stole $6.3 billion from the global crypto exchange. Experts suspect North Korean hackers behind the attacks

Binance replaces 90 percent of stolen assets after hack
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VRT NWS
Crypto platform Binance responds after theft: 'We will bear the financial consequences, not our users'

The world's largest crypto platform, Binance, says that 90 percent of the stolen funds have been replenished after the cyberattack. The company also plans to bear the financial impact itself, so that users remain completely unaffected.

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Helsingin Sanomat
Cryptocurrencies | The crypto exchange Binance, a victim of a heist, plans to compensate the stolen assets

In what is reportedly the largest theft in world history, cryptocurrencies were stolen from multiple wallets valued at $6.3 billion.

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The Sidney Morning Herald
Inside the scramble to contain the largest crypto heist in history

From New York to Abu Dhabi and Kyiv, security researchers and Binance executives rushed to trace the stolen money after a hack that has shocked the crypto world.

Inside the scramble to contain the largest crypto heist in history
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Binance Crypto Exchange: FBI Holds North Korea Responsible for Multi-Billion-Dollar Theft

The FBI believes that the North Korean hacker group TraderTraitor is behind the multi-billion-dollar crypto theft. The Binance cryptocurrency exchange says it will compensate the losses.

Binance Crypto Exchange: FBI Holds North Korea Responsible for Multi-Billion-Dollar Theft
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Svenska Dagbladet
FBI: North Korea Behind Billion-Dollar Heist Against Crypto Exchange

Hackers from North Korea are identified by the FBI as behind the billion-dollar heist against the crypto exchange Binance.

FBI: North Korea Behind Billion-Dollar Heist Against Crypto Exchange
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung
FBI Confirms: North Korea Behind Multi-Billion-Dollar Crypto Theft at Binance

The largest hacker attack so far on a cryptocurrency exchange is attributed to the North Korean hacker group TraderTraitor. Binance says it plans to bear most of the damage itself.

FBI Confirms: North Korea Behind Multi-Billion-Dollar Crypto Theft at Binance
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Aftenposten
FBI: North Korea Behind History's Largest Crypto Heist

The U.S. FBI says North Korea was behind the Binance cryptocurrency exchange breach.

FBI: North Korea Behind History's Largest Crypto Heist
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Politiken
FBI: North Korea behind billion-dollar cryptocurrency theft

More than six billion dollars were stolen in a short period from the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

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Público
Binance says it has restored 90% of assets stolen in the largest-ever attack on cryptocurrencies

The company says it will bear the losses, not the users. Analysts attribute the attack to North Korean hackers.

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HVG
Binance has almost fully covered the hacker attack losses

The crypto exchange bought back tokens with its own funds.

Binance has almost fully covered the hacker attack losses
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HotNews
About 90% of the assets stolen in the largest crypto heist in history have been recovered, Binance says. What about the remaining 10%?

About 90% of the cryptocurrency assets stolen in a cyberattack on Binance have been recovered, according to the company’s Saturday announcement. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was the target of a cyberattack in which cryptocurrencies valued at more than $6.3 billion were stolen ...

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