1. #Binance $BNB The perpetrators behind the massive $6.34 billion heist on the cryptocurrency platform Binance are suspected state-sponsored North Korean hackers.

  2. According to investigations conducted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), along with leading blockchain intelligence firms like TRM Labs and Chainalysis, the attack was officially attributed to TraderTraitor (an elite cyber-criminal group closely linked to the infamous Lazarus Group).

  1. Key Details of the Incident:

  1. • The Target & Technique: The hackers used a sophisticated social engineering scheme that spanned months. They approached a Binance engineer on a professional job-search platform, posing as recruiters from a fictitious company.

  2. • The Trap: They held multi-stage fake interviews—including video calls—to build trust. Eventually, they tricked the engineer into downloading a malicious "coding assignment" that compromised the work computer.

  3. • System Exploitation: Once inside, the hackers leveraged the compromised machine alongside an internal Binance AI tool to take control of other developers' systems, ultimately bypassing withdrawal security protocols to drain hot wallets in just 20 minutes.

  4. • Current Status: The FBI officially blamed the regime, while North Korea's leadership has publicly denied the allegations, calling them "absurd rhetoric." Binance confirmed that customer funds are fully covered by company reserves.

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