# FBI confirms North Korea’s role in $6 billion Binance hack, urges DeFi community to block addresses

https://mins.news/en/item/124056

- CoinDesk, 2026-11-01 01:10 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/31/fbi-confirms-north-korea-s-role-in-usd6-billion-binance-hack-asks-defi-community-to-block-btc-eth-sol-addresses

> The FBI confirmed North Korea’s role in a $6 billion hack of Binance and asked the DeFi community to block Bitcoin, Ether and Solana addresses. Chainalysis said the attackers have already used thousands of addresses, a figure it expects to keep growing.

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