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What we know about Binance's $6.3bn hack

TRM Labs says most of the roughly six point three six billion dollars left Binance wallets in about twenty minutes; the company says it will cover all losses.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBinance says a hacker got in through a compromised laptop belonging to one DevOps engineer, and about six point three six billion dollars left in roughly twenty minutes.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJoining us is life coach Saoirse Talbot-Nwosu, from a wellness retreat she won't name. You call this a manifestation issue. Why?

  3. Saoirse Talbot-NwosuBecause nobody hacks a company that isn't already inviting it.

  4. Saoirse Talbot-NwosuEnergetically speaking, that laptop was open, and I once left my phone unlocked at a juice bar.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBut Binance says the laptop was compromised by someone. Isn't that a person, not a vibe?

  6. Saoirse Talbot-NwosuA person is a vibe with hands. Look, I keep this rose quartz by my computer, and it has never once been breached.

  7. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTRM Labs says it has high confidence the group behind this is called TraderTraitor, the same North Korean group the FBI linked to the Bybit hack.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat sounds organized.

  9. Saoirse Talbot-NwosuEnergetically speaking, they were organized because Binance was disorganized inside. My own password was my dog's name, and that was a lesson in humility.

  10. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYour dog's name?

  11. Saoirse Talbot-NwosuWith a one on the end. Now it's the dog's middle name. And the same one for my bank, my email, and the retreat wifi.

  12. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBinance said user funds are completely safe and that it will cover all losses. About three billion dollars was frozen.

  13. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDoes that sound like a company with its energy sorted?

  14. Saoirse Talbot-NwosuIt sounds like a company manifesting a refund, which I respect. I charge nine hundred dollars for that exact workshop.

  15. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVerdict from me: one laptop, twenty minutes, zero crystals. Does yours at least have two-factor?

  16. Saoirse Talbot-NwosuIt has a sticky note. On the crystal. It says the crystal.

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