North Korea linked hackers steal $6.36 billion from Binance
PYONGYANG-(MaraviPost)-One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platforms, Binance, has reportedly suffered a massive cyberattack in which hackers stole approximately US$6.36 billion, equivalent to about K15.4 trillion using the reported Malawi black-market exchange rate. The attack, reported on October 29, 2026, has been linked with high confidence to TraderTraitor, a hacking group associated with North…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude] All three reports describe the same Binance cyberattack and suspension; Report 2 gives a vaguer 'billions' figure, which does not conflict with Report 1's $6.36 billion.
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