Elite North Korean hackers suspected behind the biggest theft in history
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, suspended withdrawals after hackers broke into its digital wallets and stole $6 billion in what appears to be the biggest crypto heist ever.
Binance said late Thursday that its initial investigation indicated the hack went through an engineer’s laptop, “which allowed an attacker to gain access to a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions.”
A team of cryptocurrency firms managed to freeze about $3 billion of the stolen loot amid a frenetic battle with the hackers to find and control the digital money.
CNN’s Clare Duffy reports and cryptocurrency experts Carol Alexander and Jonathan Levin weigh in on who may have been responsible for the hack.
0:00 CNN’s Clare Duffy has details on what could be the biggest theft ever
2:47 Are there any suspects?
4:08 Crypto expert on why she’s not surprised and the possibility that AI was involved
8:23 How could the hackers be tracked down?
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