FBI says North Korea pulled off a $6.3 billion Binance heist
Original headline: North Korea linked to massive Binance crypto heist
Plot twist The record-breaking Binance thief now has a name: the FBI is pointing at North Korea's 'TraderTraitor' crew, who are busy turning the loot into Ethereum. Catch up on the original →
What happened
The FBI attributed a $6.3 billion crypto theft from Binance on October 29th to North Korea, under activity it calls 'TraderTraitor.' It says the hackers are converting tokens to Ethereum for laundering, but offered few details.