The FBI today accused North Korea of being the author of the $6.3 billion (5.6 billion) theft in cryptocurrency through the invasion of Binance platform.
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31/10/2026
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O FBI today accused North Korea of being the author of the $6.3 billion (5.6 billion) theft in cryptocurrency through the invasion of Binance platform.
“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [North Korea] is responsible for the theft of more than 6 billion US dollars in virtual assets of the Binance cryptocurrency trading platform, around 29 October 2026”He wrote the FBI in a press release.
American investigators claim to have identified, behind this record theft, the group of North Korean hackers known by the name of TraderTraitor, and found that the criminals were converting the diverted funds into Ether, the cryptocurrence of the Ethereum network.
“ The expectation is that these assets are, in sequence, further washed through conversions via DeFi services and instant exchanges, in order to prepare them for other washing steps ", indicates the statement.
DeFi (decentralised finance) is financial services operating on blockchain. Instant exchanges allow you to quickly convert a cryptocurrency into another, without the need for a traditional bank or intermediary.
The FBI released a list of about 500 Ethereum addresses “that TraderTraitor agents are using to whiten these stolen assets” and requested cryptocurrency platforms, DeFi services and blockchain analysis companies to block transactions linked to these addresses.
Global leader in digital coin trading volume, Binance claims to have 335 million users. For comparison purposes, the Crypto website. with 741 million cryptocurrency owners worldwide.