# Why North Korea’s ‘elite’ hackers are prime suspects in major Binance hack

https://mins.news/en/item/123339

- BBC News, 2026-10-31 02:12 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck9dz3v7z7v3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Two blockchain analytics firms say intelligence points to a North Korean state-backed group as the likely culprit in the $6.3bn Binance theft. Both identified the Lazarus Group with high confidence. Binance says about 80% of the stolen assets have been secured, while the remainder is unaccounted for.

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