FBI and Secret Service join response to Binance’s $6.3B hack
US agencies are investigating the theft and helping trace stolen assets, while Binance says about $3 billion has been frozen.
US agencies are investigating the theft and helping trace stolen assets, while Binance says about $3 billion has been frozen.
Update (Oct. 30 at 9:04 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include FBI and US Secret Service statements reported by Reuters and Bloomberg, along with Binance’s latest recovery and withdrawal plans.
The US FBI and Secret Service have publicly acknowledged their involvement in the response to Binance’s $6.3 billion hack as efforts continue to trace and recover stolen cryptocurrency.
The cryptocurrency exchange revealed its cooperation with law enforcement in a Friday X post, without specifying the agencies involved.