FBI Links 628 Crypto Wallet Addresses to North Korea’s Binance Hack

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The FBI has attributed the theft of more than $6 billion from Binance to North Korea, naming the activity it tracks as TraderTraitor and publishing hundreds of cryptocurrency addresses connected to the stolen funds.

In an October 31 announcement, the bureau said the theft occurred on or around October 29, 2026. The attribution follows Binance’s disclosure that attackers stole approximately $6.3 billion, with its investigation identifying a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop and additional breach points.

Stolen Assets Converted Into Ethereum

Investigators from the FBI, US Secret Service and IRS Criminal Investigation have observed the attackers converting stolen assets primarily into Ethereum. They expect further laundering through decentralised finance platforms and instant cryptocurrency swap services.

The agencies are asking cryptocurrency businesses and infrastructure operators to block transactions involving the listed addresses, including transactions carrying funds derived from them. Their appeal specifically includes THORNode operators, RPC node operators, instant...

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