Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Technology › Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B...
Technology

Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance

Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance
NPR News Friday 30 October 2026, 13:01 UTC By The Associated Press 1 min read
Key Points

The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange reported Thursday that approximately $6.3 billion was impacted in an apparent hack.(Image credit: Matt Slocum)

The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange reported Thursday that approximately $6.3 billion was impacted in an apparent hack.

(Image credit: Matt Slocum)

North Korea (LOCATION) Binance (PERSON) Matt Slocum (PERSON)
Originally published by NPR News Read original →

Related Stories

Foxconn Chairman: AI Demand is Real

Oct 30th, 2026 Foxconn Chairman: AI Demand is Real Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai, is counting on a steady US expansion and a partnership with OpenAI to help hit its goal of capturing half the AI server market within two years. Chairman Young Liu spoke with Bloomberg's Annabelle Droulers, after earlier Friday meeting with OpenAI chief Sam Altman to discuss their partnership. He said AI demand is real and pointed to major cloud spending as a sign of strong momentum.

Bloomberg Technology 17m ago

'Bad time to troll': Binance cofounder Changpeng Zhao asks Elon Musk for 'respect' after post about bitcoin hack

The cofounder and former CEO of Binance asked Elon Musk not to "troll" the company on Friday and instead "show some support" after the SpaceX CEO appeared to mock the embattled cryptocurrency exchange in a series of social media posts. After learning the world's largest crypto exchange had been hit by a $6.3 billion hack late Thursday, Musk posted several emojis, ranging from laughing to grimacing, on X. In response, Changpeng Zhao reminded the SpaceX and Tesla CEO of Binance's equity stake...

CNBC 36m ago

Just Noting That Your Candy Corn Is Made of Bug Secretions

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/10/candy-corn-bug-shellac/689213/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50303571 Points: 5 # Comments: 4

Hacker News 39m ago

What we know about the $6.3bn Binance hack

Analysis suggests hackers bypassed standard methods used in crypto thefts

Financial Times 42m ago