Binance restores most stolen funds after fake‑interview cyberattack

The exchange says it has recovered 98% of the $6.34 billion taken in the Oct. 29 breach that exploited bogus job interviews and compromised AI tools.
3 Nov 2026
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The exchange says it has recovered 98% of the $6.34 billion taken in the Oct. 29 breach that exploited bogus job interviews and compromised AI tools.
3 Nov 2026
North Korea calls the FBI’s attribution a political provocation while blockchain firms trace extensive movement of stolen funds across multiple networks.
3 Nov 2026

Customers pulled $4.65 bn in withdrawals on Nov 1, while the exchange said it had covered about 95% of the stolen funds, CNBC reported.
2 Nov 2026

The exchange says 90% of the $6.3 billion stolen is now covered and plans to resume withdrawals after security checks, CNBC reports.
31 Oct 2026

TechCrunch reports that a compromised Binance engineer’s laptop enabled a suspected North Korean hack that siphoned at least $6.3 billion in digital assets.
30 Oct 2026

The exchange blames a compromised engineer laptop for the breach, halts withdrawals and works with authorities as peers freeze related stablecoin holdings.
30 Oct 2026

The exchange says half the stolen assets are frozen and it will cover all losses after a breach linked to a North Korean group.
30 Oct 2026
