# What is known about the ‘security incident’ at Binance

https://mins.news/en/item/122171

- TASS, 2026-10-30 10:02 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2210773

> Binance said a security incident could have cost it $6.3 billion and suspended deposits and withdrawals while it conducted checks. The exchange said the incident may have involved a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop, but it found no evidence that user funds or wallet private keys were affected. Binance said it would cover all losses and expected withdrawals to resume within 48 hours.

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