Unattributed: Security incident
Security researchers suggested that the hermit kingdom's Lazarus Group was behind Thursday's nearly $6 billion hack of the world's largest crypto exchange.
StatusConfirmed
Reported loss$6.0B
ChainNot specified
Confidence80%
Evidence boundary
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Sources
- https://coinfomania.com/binance-faces-record-hack-of-6b-raising-security-concerns/
- https://cryptobriefing.com/us-investigates-6b-binance-hack-amid-calls-for-crypto-regulation/
- https://cryptoslate.com/binance-breach-points-6-billion-hack/
- https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/29/crypto-s-longtime-foe-north-korea-s-lazarus-group-likely-behind-binance-hack-blockchain-sleuths
Record history
First seen: 2026-10-30T03:36:11.000Z. Last updated: 2026-10-30T22:56:17.816Z. Revision: 3.