Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea
- Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, says it has frozen around half of the funds stolen in a "complex" hack, after $6.3bn (£4.7bn) was accessed in what is believed to be a record heist.
- The firm said $3bn of its stolen digital assets had been secured - but many were still in the hands of unidentified hackers.
- It initially thought an engineer's laptop had been compromised, allowing unauthorised withdrawals, but later said the attack was wider.
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- Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, says it has frozen around half of the funds stolen in a "complex" hack, after $6.3bn (£4.7bn) was accessed in what is believed to be a record heist.
- The firm said $3bn of its stolen digital assets had been secured - but many were still in the hands of unidentified hackers.
- It initially thought an engineer's laptop had been compromised, allowing unauthorised withdrawals, but later said the attack was wider.
Sources: BBC News