North Korea was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets from Binance on or about October 29.

Open Claimed by Government of the United States on 31 October 2026.

Next check: 30 November 2026.

The statement

The FBI said North Korea was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion in virtual assets from Binance on or about 29 October, tied it to the actor it calls TraderTraitor, and asked exchanges to block transactions with 628 addresses it published.

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1. Where the claim was made BleepingComputer Media · Not yet classified origin: FBI alert, 31 Oct · published 2026-11-01 00:00 UTC was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion USD in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange Binance

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The War Record, claim cl-20261109-f9m7, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261109-f9m7/

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