ReportedamountStatement 309
Over the course of a few hours, the attacker drained Binance hot wallets across 11 blockchains.
Elliptic said the attacker drained Binance hot wallets across 11 blockchains over a few hours.
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- Hacken says the attacker emptied hot wallets on 10 blockchains. Elliptic says 11 blockchains. The captured quotes do not reconcile the two counts. Compare with Hacken wrote that on the evening of 29 October 2026 an attacker emptied Binance hot wallets on 10 blockchains. (Hacken). Side by side
Other statements from the same source
ReportedattributionStatement 787
Elliptic said the FBI has previously attributed the Bybit and DMM Bitcoin thefts to TraderTraitor.
The FBI has previously attributed the Bybit and DMM Bitcoin thefts to TraderTraitor.
ReportedattributionStatement 786
Elliptic said the long preparation, the apparent targeting of staff and the use of Binance's own systems to sign transactions resemble earlier TraderTraitor thefts, including Bybit.
The long preparation, the apparent targeting of staff and the use of Binance's own systems to sign transactions resemble earlier TraderTraitor thefts, including Bybit.
ReportedattributionStatement 785
Elliptic said it identified common service usage between those laundering the Binance funds and those behind three earlier thefts attributed to TraderTraitor, from BigONE, WOO X and AFX.
Elliptic has identified common service usage between those laundering the Binance funds and those behind three earlier thefts attributed to TraderTraitor, from BigONE, WOO X and AFX.
ReportedamountStatement 312
Elliptic said $6.43 billion in cryptoassets was stolen from Binance on 29 October 2026.
On October 29, 2026, $6.43 billion in cryptoassets were stolen from Binance, the world's largest cryptoasset exchange, according to Elliptic's analysis.
ReportedamountStatement 311
Elliptic said its total excludes a further $169 million that left Binance after withdrawals were suspended, which it described as appearing to be Binance moving its own funds.
Elliptic's total excludes a further $169 million that left Binance after withdrawals were suspended.