# North Korean hackers with suspected Russian ties linked to Binance crypto theft

https://mins.news/en/item/122654

- Meduza, 2026-10-30 14:53 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/30/north-korean-hackers-linked-to-russia-suspected-in-binance-crypto-exchange-hack

> Analytics firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis say the North Korean group TraderTraitor, also known as Lazarus Group, may have stolen more than $6 billion from Binance. The group may have links to Russia. Binance says about half the funds are frozen and has pledged to reimburse customers, setting aside $6.34 billion and beginning to return assets. Experts call it the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.

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