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Crypto & MarketsBinance customers pull $4.72 billion after record hack as FBI blames North Korean hackers
Binance customers withdrew a net $4.72 billion after the exchange reopened following last week’s $6 billion hack, the largest in crypto history, as US investigators blamed North Korea’s TraderTraitor group for the theft.
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Crypto & MarketsBinance reveals how its $6.3bn hack unfolded: a fake coding tool, a fake job interview and its own AI system
Binance has published its first account of the record $6.34bn theft from 29 October, describing a months-long campaign that began with a fake developer tool in June, a staged job interview in September, and the misuse of its own internal AI tools to reach its wallets.
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NewsNorth Korea warns of stronger response to US ‘hostility’ as Kim Yo Jong rejects dialogue
Kim Yo Jong has warned Washington of a stronger North Korean response to its ‘hostile policy’ and dismissed the FBI’s claim that Pyongyang stole over $6 billion from Binance.
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NewsNorth Korea test-fires strategic cruise missiles tipped with a dispersal warhead, state media reports
North Korea says it test-fired strategic cruise missiles on Monday carrying a dispersal warhead it claims can devastate an area of five to six hectares.
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Business & FinanceBinance resumes withdrawals in phases after $6.3 billion hack, saying 95% of stolen assets are now covered
Binance has reopened withdrawals in phases on Sunday, starting with Bitcoin, after covering about 95% of the $6.3 billion stolen in its 29 October security breach, with users warned of possible delays as traffic surges.
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NewsNorth Korea tests cluster warhead for tactical ballistic missiles and vows to field four types by year’s end
North Korea says it tested a cluster-bomb warhead for tactical ballistic missiles on Saturday, claiming its Standard Type 2 warhead can devastate 12 to 13 hectares, as South Korea confirmed it had detected a missile fired towards the Yellow Sea.
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Business & FinanceBinance says 90% of stolen crypto replenished after record $6.3 billion hack, withdrawals due back on Sunday
Binance said on Saturday it has replaced 90 per cent of the cryptocurrency stolen in Thursday’s record $6.3 billion hack, up from 80 per cent in its previous update, with ten major tokens now fully backed and withdrawals on track to reopen on Sunday, 1 November.
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Business & FinanceFBI and Secret Service join Binance hack probe as Trump weighs North Korea link
US federal investigators are working with Binance to trace and freeze funds after the record $6.3 billion hack, as President Donald Trump said officials were still investigating whether North Korea was behind the theft.
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USAUS, South Korea and Japan vow 'complete' North Korea denuclearisation in Atlanta talks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his South Korean and Japanese counterparts reaffirmed their commitment to North Korea's complete denuclearisation and full UN sanctions enforcement in Atlanta, and signed a new Trilateral Arctic Pacific Partnership.