Binance began restoring customer withdrawals Sunday after hackers drained over $6 billion in the biggest cyber theft ever recorded, as the crypto industry awaits answers on the breach blamed on North Korea and steps to strengthen the exchange’s defenses. The world’s largest digital-asset platform reopened Bitcoin withdrawals after 2 p.m. Singapore time, more than two …
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance in the world’s biggest crypto heist, putting a spotlight on how cryptocurrency exchanges insure their digital assets against theft and cyberattacks. But insurance protection is far from uniform. Coverage depends on how assets are stored, how hackers gain access and the specific terms of the policy. Limited regulation and …
A $357 million hack of crypto exchange Bitget on Thursday was likely carried out by North Korea-linked hackers, pushing the nation-state’s haul from digital-asset thefts above $1 billion this year, according to analytics firm Elliptic Enterprises Ltd. The Bitget exploit showed similarities to previous attacks attributed to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including how …
Crypto exchange Bitget reported an estimated $351.6 million in unauthorized transfers from some of its wallets and temporarily suspended withdrawals. “User funds are safe,” Chief Executive Gracy Chen said in a post on X early Friday in Singapore. “The full amount of this loss falls within the coverage of Bitget’s User Protection Fund, which currently …