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Brazil’s largest digital asset exchange, Mercado, suffered a cyberattack that drained more than $45 million, adding to a string of crypto attacks in 30 days. Blockchain reporters have warned that repeated hacks hurt sentiment, regardless of which platforms cover the losses.
In its initial report on the Oct. 29 theft, the exchange describes a months-long campaign that ended with a stolen deployment token and an Ethereum EIP-7702 trick on an MPC hot wallet.
The incident highlights the ongoing vulnerabilities in crypto exchanges and the challenges in tracking and recovering stolen digital assets.
A fake job interview helped hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance. The attackers spent months infiltrating the exchange, using tactics that other cryptocurrency companies had warned about long before the breach.
Binance said on Nov. 3 that hackers used fake job interviews, malicious software, and a compromised internal AI tool to access its wallet systems and steal $6.34 billion on Oct. 29. According to Binance’s initial incident report, the attack developed…
Binance has disclosed new details about the sophisticated cyberattack that resulted in the theft of approximately $6.34 billion in cryptocurrency last week, revealing that hackers used fake job interviews, compromised developer tools and internal artificial intelligence systems to infiltrate the exchange’s wallet infrastructure.
South Korea is considering requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to keep 99% of customer assets in cold wallets.
Binance's incident report said hackers used a fake job interview and an internal AI tool to gain access to systems involved in the theft.
Citi Wealth pitches Bitcoin ETFs to clients as US funds lose $1 billion in two days after the Binance hack.
Mercado Bitcoin says about $49 million in assets were involved and $11.2 million has been blocked.
Binance confirms a significant security breach involving a $6.34 billion hack, revealing vulnerabilities in its wallet signing service.
Kraken restricted accounts linked to a suspected $133M crypto theft, while analysts said it had blocked associated funds from moving through its platform. The suspected theft involves an unidentified EU entity The suspected losses reportedly reached more than $106 million.
Binance revealed that hackers used a fake job interview to install malware before stealing $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency. Attackers spent months targeting Binance employees and gaining access to internal systems before the October 29 theft.
Binance is seeing deposits return after several days of heavy withdrawals. According to DefiLlama data reported by Cointelegraph on November 3, 2026, the crypto exchange recorded $2.3 billion in net inflows over 24 hours.
North Korea has rejected allegations that it orchestrated the $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance, with leader Kim Jong-un’s influential sister accusing the United States of using the investigation to discredit the country.
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Attackers used an internal AI tool to reach wallet engineers, while persistent onchain permissions complicated containment.
The breach highlights vulnerabilities in AI tools and internal systems, urging exchanges to reassess security measures beyond private key protection.
North Korea-linked attackers spent months compromising Binance employees and internal systems before exploiting its hot-wallet signing infrastructure through Ethereum's EIP-7702 mechanism.
Speaking in Hong Kong, Binance co-CEO Richard Teng said the exchange was in a strong financial position. He said it had replaced 95% of the roughly $6.3 billion stolen in last week’s hack, the largest on record.
The exchange says 98% of impacted tokens have been replenished; its report explains why pausing withdrawals did not stop every outflow.
In its first such survey, the BOK also asked about a crypto price crash, losses at another firm, and each firm’s crypto teams, budgets and investments.
Liquid Network restored 1:1 Bitcoin backing for all LBTC two months after an exploit drained about 4,000 BTC, worth roughly $320 million, from the Federation wallet.
The incident underscores the growing threat of social engineering in crypto, necessitating enhanced vigilance and security measures for exchanges.
Binance recorded $5.28 billion in cumulative net outflows after withdrawals resumed, with customers moving $10.97 billion from the exchange over roughly 46 hours.
While investigators found no evidence that AI agents laundered the stolen Binance funds, Zhao stressed that automated tools are lowering the barrier for complex breaches.
Tracing stolen crypto is different from getting it back. US consumers should verify a provider’s identity, written deliverables, fees and access to sensitive data.
Denial Issued: North Korea rejected FBI allegations linking the country to the $6.3 billion Binance hack, with Kim Yo Jong calling the claims politically motivated. Investigations Continue: The FBI, blockchain investigators, and analytics firms linked the attack to TraderTraitor and Lazarus-associated activity, despite the public…
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has directed domestic cryptocurrency exchanges to hold more assets in cold wallets and strengthen their financial reserves following the $6.3 billion Binance hack on October 29. According to a November 2 report by ChosunBiz, the…
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