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Last updated Wednesday, November 4, 2026 — 5:45 AM EST
A postmortem published by Binance describes how a North Korean hacking unit worked for months, through a fake job offer, poisoned software and the exchange’s own internal AI tool, before stealing $6.34 billion on October 29.
Binance said it had replaced about 95 per cent of the assets stolen in the $6.3 billion attack attributed to North Korean hackers, as customers withdrew a net $3.64 billion in the first day of reopened trading.
The FBI blamed North Korea for the $6.3 billion theft from crypto exchange Binance, the largest cyber heist on record, as the company reported $3.64 billion of customer outflows after resuming withdrawals.
Loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart within days along the entire border, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said according to state media, as ties between the two countries worsen.
