FBI Blames North Korean Hackers for Record $6.3 Billion Binance Theft

In a statement released Saturday, the FBI said North Korean hackers stole more than $6 billion in virtual assets from the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange on or around October 29, 2026. The agency added that it had been tracking the stolen funds as the attackers moved them across blockchain networks. “The FBI refers to this specific North Korean malicious cyber activity as ‘TraderTraitor,'” the agency said, warning that the stolen assets were likely to undergo further laundering through DeFi platforms and instant token-swapping services.