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Binance says billions replaced from hack that FBI blames on North Korea

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Binance says billions replaced from hack that FBI blames on North Korea. (2026, October 31). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/binance-hack-north-korea-9.7404502?cmp=rss

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Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Saturday that it has replaced 90% of the $6.3 billion worth of digital currency stolen in a recent hack by purchasing new tokens with company funds. The remaining 10% consists of less liquid tokens that may take longer to replace. Binance CEO Richard Teng stated that users will not bear any financial impact from this incident, and the FBI has blamed North Korea’s state-sponsored group TraderTraitor for the attack.
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On October 30, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, froze over $2.54 billion in crypto funds amid reports of a potential security issue that appeared to be a hack. This prompted other major players like Circle and Tether to freeze additional assets worth around $1.87 billion to prevent further losses. By October 31, the FBI confirmed North Korea's involvement, stating it was responsible for stealing over $6 billion from Binance in what is described as "the biggest hack in history." The theft occurred within minutes and involved converting stolen assets primarily into Ethereum before being laundered using DeFi services.

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Topics

Binance Crypto FBI North Korea North Korean

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Binance ORG · 7× FBI ORG · 4× North Korea GPE · 2× Canadian NORP · 1× Crypto ORG · 1× North Korean NORP · 1× Richard Teng PERSON · 1× Teng ORG · 1× TraderTraitor ORG · 1× Trump PERSON · 1×

Narrative

'We've now replenished 90% of the stolen assets,' says cryptocurrency exchange Crypto exchange Binance said on Saturday it has been able to replace 90 per cent of the amount stolen after a record $6.3-billion US hack of its platform by using company money to buy new tokens.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-01
🔮 The remaining 10 per cent consists of tokens that are less liquid, meaning they may take longer to buy, it said in a statement posted on X. "We've now replenished 90 per cent of the stolen assets, and we're committed to covering the remaining 10 per cent.

Claims (10 extracted, 2 hedged)

Binance says billions replaced from hack that FBI blames on North Korea asserted
FBI → say → Korea
'We've now replenished 90% of the stolen assets,' says cryptocurrency exchange Crypto exchange Binance said on Saturday it has been able to replace 90 per cent of the amount stolen after a record $6.3-billion US hack of its platform by using company money to buy new tokens. asserted
it → replenish → tokens
The remaining 10 per cent consists of tokens that are less liquid, meaning they may take longer to buy, it said in a statement posted on X. "We've now replenished 90 per cent of the stolen assets, and we're committed to covering the remaining 10 per cent. uncertain
we → remain → cent
Our users will not bear the financial impact of this incident," co-CEO Richard Teng said on X on Saturday. asserted
Teng → bear → Saturday
Crypto prices fell on Friday, while Binance — the world's biggest crypto exchange — sought to reassure customers that their funds were safe after losing more than $6 billion worth of crypto in a hack that analysts and the FBI blamed on North Korea. asserted
analysts → fall → Korea
The FBI on Saturday said the North Korean state-sponsored unit known as TraderTraitor was responsible for the attack. asserted
unit → say → attack
Members of the unit were observed by law enforcement converting stolen assets into the cryptocurrency ethereum, the FBI said in a statement, adding that it expects "further laundering" of the assets through the use of related technology. asserted
it → observe → technology
Teng said on Friday that the breach was a "complex attack" involving a compromised laptop and malicious software designed to delete evidence of its activity, making it harder to trace and investigate. asserted
it → say → activity
After the hack, the exchange stopped allowing customers to withdraw their funds, but it said on Saturday it was still on track to reopen withdrawals on Sunday. Binance says $6.3B US hacked in what could be largest cryptocurrency theft ever Trump pardons Canadian Binance CEO who failed to stop illegal activity on crypto platform Binance said it has set aside around $6.34 billion of company funds internally to cover the losses. The money spent re-buying tokens came from using part of its $1 billion Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU), a bitcoin reserve it holds to protect customers in the event of security breaches, as well as some of its Futures Insurance Fund, and the company's own corporate treasury, it said on X. Binance also said it had taken a new snapshot of assets held on its platform as of 00:00 GMT on Oct. 31, as part of its proof-of-reserves process. uncertain
it → stop → process
Users holding the 10 listed tokens — BTC, ETH, USDT, BNB, SOL, USDC, XRP, USD1, RLUSD, and ZEC — would be able to verify that their assets were backed at a minimum ratio of 1:1 once the full proof was available, it said. asserted
it → hold → 1:1
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