Unattributed: Security incident
North Korea is now reportedly saying it was not behind the hack, despite the FBI finding that North Korean hackers were behind the heist.
StatusConfirmed
Reported loss$6.0B
ChainNot specified
Confidence80%
Evidence boundary
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Sources
- https://beincrypto.com/brazils-largest-crypto-exchange-mercado-bitcoin-hacked/
- https://crypto-economy.com/fbi-attributes-6b-binance-theft-to-north-korea/
- https://crypto.news/cz-thanks-secret-service-for-freezing-funds-after-6b-binance-hack/
- https://decrypt.co/382316/fbi-blames-north-korea-for-6b-binance-hack-as-exchange-reopens-withdrawals
- https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/02/bitcoin-eases-to-usd77-900-as-binance-customers-pull-usd3-6-billion-after-withdrawals-reopen
- https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-11-02-kim-jong-un-sister-rejects-fbi-claims-linking-north-korea-binance-hack-432344
Record history
First seen: 2026-11-02T05:19:28.000Z. Last updated: 2026-11-04T16:11:36.734Z. Revision: 3.