Binance Points to Engineer's Laptop in Incident With $6.3 Billion Estimated Loss

Binance said its initial review points to a compromised laptop used by a DevOps engineer as a possible entry point in the security incident. The exchange estimates total losses at about $6.3 billion. The attacker used the device to enter a service container and send withdrawal requests that Binance had not approved, the exchange said. Binance said investigators have found no evidence that wallet private keys were exposed. About $3 billion in assets tied to the incident had been frozen on-chain, Binance said.