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Suspected record hack at Binance involves $6.3 billion
Binance, a major cryptocurrency company, has been hit by a hack involving $6.3 billion that may be the largest such incident in history. Two analytics firms have attributed the attack to TraderTraitor, which is described as a North Korean hacking unit.
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What to know
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The hack involves $6.3 billion and is suspected to be the largest in history.
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Two analytics firms attribute the incident to the North Korean hacking unit TraderTraitor.
Why it matters
The reported scale makes this notable for cryptocurrency security, although its historical ranking is described only as suspected.
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