Eric Schiffer warns the $6.3 billion Binance hack signals a coming "bloodbath of AI hacking" as cybersecurity threats grow more sophisticated.
As investors worry about massive spending on the A.I. buildout paying off, earnings reports drove markets down. NBC News’ Brian Cheung reports on what happened on Wall St. and the hack on crypto exchange Binance.
Hackers made off with around $6 billion in digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history. Binance said it will cover the losses.
More than $6 billion worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen from Binance, the world's biggest crypto exchange. It's the biggest cyber heist ever — and many suspect North Korea may be behind it.
Crypto isn’t risk-free after all, as thieves take Binance for $6.3 billion.
The largest cyber heist in history came as attackers increasingly use artificial intelligence and other advanced techniques to steal crypto and quickly launder the funds.
After a $6.3 billion hack, the company said it was going to reimburse customers who had losses.
The rout hit publicly traded crypto exchanges and fintech companies, as well as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Cryptocurrency giant Binance said on Thursday that $6.3bn (£4.7bn) of digital assets have been impacted by what is thought to be the biggest crypto hack on record.
The incident at Binance could be the biggest theft of any kind in history. We answer some key questions North Korean group blamed for $6.3bn crypto heist Tell us: have you been affected? The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has been hit by a $6.3bn heist that, according to experts, is likely to be the work of North Korea . This is not the first time a crypto market has been targeted by hackers, and the rogue state has a track record of this type of theft. Here we answer some key questions about what’s happened: Continue reading...
The crypto exchange said it was compromised in what could be the biggest crypto heist ever. One research lab attributed the theft to “North Korea’s elite hacking unit.”
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It wasn't immediately clear the extent of the damage hackers might have been able to cause, and Binance had not explicitly confirmed that funds had been pilfered. The company said its teams are "working around the clock" to resolve the issue.
Ukraine has ended a pause on Russian refinery attacks and Binance probes what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist.
Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.
There are unconfirmed reports North Korea is behind the massive hack.
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is investigating a potential security issue that appears to be a hack
Binance froze $3 billion in assets after a major security incident, with Changpeng Zhao suggesting the crypto exchange appears to have been hacked.
The company has suspended all deposits and withdrawals while it works with law enforcement to secure its infrastructure and locate stolen funds.
