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Coins•Nov 10, 2026

New Binance Attack Method Uses Stolen Crypto to Trade Fake Memecoins: Details

Key Highlights: Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic identified a novel money laundering scheme involving six custom-created memecoins used to disguise funds stolen from Binance. Attackers linked to North Korea laundered roughly 117,000 NEAR tokens, valued at approximately $430,000, through decentralized liquidity pools between November 5 and November 7. The illicit wash trading strategy involved buying and ...

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Coins•Nov 6, 2026

Binance Hackers Reportedly Infiltrated Network for Eight Weeks Before $6.3 Billion Theft

Key Highlights: Binance experienced a sophisticated multi-chain cyberattack orchestrated by North Korean state-sponsored threat group TraderTraitor, executed primarily in a 20-minute window on October 29, 2026. The breach bypassed private key compromise entirely, leveraging social engineering schemes—such as fake job interviews and tampered developer tools—dating back to at least June 2026. Binance committed around $6.34 ...

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