On October 29, 2026, an attacker moved approximately USD 6.36 billion out of Binance wallets on ten blockchains, most of it in about 20 minutes starting at 20:05 UTC.
TRM said an attacker moved approximately USD 6.36 billion out of Binance wallets on ten blockchains on October 29, 2026, most of it in about 20 minutes starting at 20:05 UTC.
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Figures from this claim
- Total stolen: $6,360,000,000.00 as of
Other claims from the same source
TRM Labs said that on the nine chains other than Ethereum, Binance wallets sent funds to the attacker through ordinary signed transfers.
Binance wallets on the other nine chains sent funds to the attacker through ordinary signed transfers.
TRM Labs said early indicators suggested the attacker had phished the Ethereum authorizations, but that this leaves the other chains unexplained.
Early indicators on the Ethereum activity suggested the attacker had phished the authorizations. That explanation covers Ethereum and leaves the other chains unexplained.
TRM Labs attributed the attack to TraderTraitor, which it called North Korea's elite hacking unit, with high confidence.
North Korea’s elite hacking unit, based on robust on and off-chain intelligence. We make this judgment with high confidence.
TRM Labs said preparation began at least 36 hours before the theft, with the operator wallet receiving three small Tornado Cash withdrawals from the morning of 28 October.
Preparation began at least 36 hours before the theft. The attacker's operator wallet received three small withdrawals from Tornado Cash, a service that obscures where crypto comes from, starting the morning of October 28.
Binance co-CEO Yi He said Ripple helped stop about USD 200 million from moving; TRM reports a 40.5M RLUSD freeze; the sources do not say whether the figures measure the same thing.
Binance co-CEO Yi He said Ripple helped stop about USD 200 million from moving; TRM has confirmed the 40.5 million RLUSD freeze onchain.
Reviewer note: Yi He's figure is Binance's side of a disagreement: TRM confirmed 40.5 million RLUSD frozen on-chain.