# FBI attributes Binance theft of more than $6 billion to North Korean hackers

_Published Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 3:05 AM EST · Security · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

The FBI attributed the theft of more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance to North Korea's TraderTraitor hacking group, Bloomberg reported.

The agency previously blamed the same group for the Bybit hack. The attribution identifies an alleged perpetrator of the Binance theft; it is the FBI's assessment.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261031/p13#a261031p13)

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