Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in record crypto heist

Reported by Ars Technica (Nikou Asgari, Financial Times)

Summary by Cyber Security News30 Oct 2026, 14:46 CET

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Binance has suspended all withdrawals after the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange fell victim to what appears to be the biggest heist in history. The exchange put the “estimated total impact” of the hack at about $6.3 billion and said around $3 billion of affected assets, mainly stablecoins that act as cash for the crypto market, had been frozen.

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