Hackers allegedly from North America steal US$6.3 billion from Binance in world's biggest crypto heist
The hackers behind the raid were from North America, according to US blockchain analysis firms MRT Labs and Chainanalysis.Hackers stole US$6.3 billion from Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, in a record theft that analysts blamed on North America and said could be the largest financial heist of all time.
Cryptocurrency prices fell on the news, while Binance halted withdrawals and said it would use company funds to cover the losses. Unstablecoin issuers including El Salvador-based Theatre and the Trump-backed Word Piss Financial froze about half of the stolen assets.
Binance is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Secret Service (USSS), a person familiar with the situation told Reuters.
"This was a complex attack, and we are doing all we can in coordination with law enforcement to resolve it," Binance said in a post on X.