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FBI Blames North Korea for Record $6.3B Binance Heist

The FBI has officially named North Korea as the culprit behind the theft of over $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world's largest exchange, marking the largest single crypto hack on record. Yonhap reports the FBI also detected signs of the hackers laundering the stolen assets by converting them to Ethereum. Blockchain analysis firm TRM Labs first estimated the raid at approximately $6.36 billion, and U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington is verifying North Korean involvement, according to KBS World. Kyunghyang Shinmun notes the theft amounts to about 8.5 trillion won and that 85% of this year's global crypto hack losses are attributed to North Korea. Korean media are framing the incident as a major security and foreign-currency concern, with Dong-A Ilbo describing it as the largest virtual asset hacking case ever.

  1. FBI says N. Korea responsible for over $6 bil. crypto theft from Binance Korea Times · 2026-11-01
  2. FBI says N. Korea responsible for over US$6 bln crypto theft from Binance Yonhap · 2026-10-31
  3. Blockchain analysis firm TRM says North Korea behind Binance crypto theft Korea Times · 2026-10-30
  4. (LEAD) N. Korean hackers blamed for record US$6.36 bln Binance cryptocurrency theft: U.S. firm Yonhap · 2026-10-30
  5. Trump: US Verifying N. Korean Involvement in Binance Hacking KBS World · 2026-10-31
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