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The $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes
Chainalysis and other tracing firms link the theft to North Korea's TraderTraitor group, and Binance says it has frozen about three billion dollars; the total may rise.
On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance on BBN This MorningPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Wired: “The $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes”, with reporting from France 24 (AFP), CNBC and Yahoo Finance.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 8:00 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance.
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- WiredThe $6.3 Billion Binance Hack Was Pulled Off in Just 20 Minutes
- France 24 (AFP)Crypto platform Binance confirms 'complex' $6.3 bn hack October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- CNBCBinance's $6.3 billion hack: What we know and what comes next October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- Yahoo FinanceBinance’s $6.3 Billion Hack: North Korea Linked to Record Theft as Exchange Freezes $3 Billion October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBinance has confirmed a hack of about six point three billion dollars, and tracing firms say most of it moved in roughly twenty minutes, according to TRM Labs.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSeveral firms point to North Korean hackers known as TraderTraitor, the group the FBI blamed for the one point five billion dollar Bybit theft in February two thousand twenty-five.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBinance says about three billion dollars in affected assets has been frozen and it will cover customer losses.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwenty minutes. I have spent longer choosing a font for my vision board.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBinance's early finding points to one engineer's laptop, though it says there were other points of breach.
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