# Binance says hackers spent months planning billion-dollar crypto heist

https://mins.news/en/item/129332

- Ars Technica, 2026-11-04 16:06 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/11/binance-says-hackers-who-stole-billions-in-crypto-spent-months-planning-heist/

> Binance said hackers planned the theft for months, beginning no later than June, before compromising an engineer’s laptop last Thursday and taking assets from several wallets. The FBI and TRM Security attributed the attack to North Korean actors. The hackers targeted $6.34 billion; Binance has frozen or intercepted $2.85 billion and says it has set aside funds to cover the loss.

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