Binance details $6 billion theft blamed on North Korea
Binance says hackers used fake job interviews and an internal AI tool to steal more than $6 billion in digital assets last week.
By GennnAi··1 min read
The FBI attributes the theft to North Korean group TraderTraitor. According to Binance, a fake recruiter ran video interviews in September and sent an assignment repository carrying previously undetected malware. On 20 October, the attacker used the internal AI tool to reach a container deployment token. Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, rejected the FBI's findings, while the US State Department reiterated its concerns.
Source: Yonhap, published on November 4, 2026.