Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed Thursday that it had been hacked in a $6.3 billion cyber heist that blockchain investigators are blaming on North Korea.
Binance hit by record $6.3 billion crypto hack, scrambles to freeze funds
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