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Binance hack sees $6.3 billion in cryptoassets stolen

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Around 29 October 2026, $6.3 billion in cryptoassets was stolen from Binance. A subsequent investigation revealed how North Korean attackers deceived an employee through a fake recruitment interview into installing malware and compromised wallet infrastructure. Binance resumed withdrawals and completed full reimbursement of affected customer assets, while the US government pursued freezing and seizure proceedings for some of the stolen assets.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Binance
Incident type
Hacking & intrusion
Occurred / detected
2026-10-29
Scale of damage
$6.3 billion in cryptoassets stolen
Cause / method
Attackers used a fake recruitment interview to deceive an employee into installing malware and compromised wallet infrastructure
Location
Other countries

If your data was exposed

Exposed dataCrypto assets

  1. Check login and withdrawal history in your exchange app, and turn on withdrawal address whitelisting and withdrawal delays.

Timeline

  1. Approximately $6.3 billion in cryptoassets was stolen from Binance.
  2. Binance suspended withdrawals amid suspicions of a hack.
  3. Binance resumed withdrawals and announced that 95% of the stolen assets had been recovered.
  4. Binance said it had frozen or blocked approximately $2.85 billion in stolen assets.
  5. The US Department of Justice said it had obtained court approval to seize or restrict the disposal of more than $1.2 billion in stolen assets.
  6. Binance said it had completed full reimbursement of customer assets affected by the hack.

303 related reports

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